2001
The Functional Neural Architecture of Components of Attention in Language-Processing Tasks
Shaywitz B, Shaywitz S, Pugh K, Fulbright R, Skudlarski P, Mencl W, Constable R, Marchione K, Fletcher J, Klorman R, Lacadie C, Gore J. The Functional Neural Architecture of Components of Attention in Language-Processing Tasks. NeuroImage 2001, 13: 601-612. PMID: 11305889, DOI: 10.1006/nimg.2000.0726.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInferior frontal sitesFrontal sitesAttentional controlExecutive functionFunctional neural architectureFunctional magnetic resonanceLanguage processing tasksLeft hemisphere sitesSelective attentionPerceptual selectivityRight-handed manParietal sitesRight hemisphereCortical systemsLanguage processingNeural architectureFrontal cortexIncreased activationHemisphere sitesWordsTaskImportant dimensionSpecific functional aspectsAttentionProcessing
1998
Functional disruption in the organization of the brain for reading in dyslexia
Shaywitz S, Shaywitz B, Pugh K, Fulbright R, Constable R, Mencl W, Shankweiler D, Liberman A, Skudlarski P, Fletcher J, Katz L, Marchione K, Lacadie C, Gatenby C, Gore J. Functional disruption in the organization of the brain for reading in dyslexia. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1998, 95: 2636-2641. PMID: 9482939, PMCID: PMC19444, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.95.5.2636.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain activation patternsActivation patternsDyslexic readersFunctional disruptionFunctional magnetic resonanceAlphabetic charactersRelative underactivationPhonologic awarenessNeural signaturesPhonologic analysisSpoken wordsAnterior regionImpairmentNeural systemsPosterior regionDyslexiaMagnetic resonanceWordsOveractivationBrain
1995
Sex differences in the functional organization of the brain for language
Shaywitz B, Shaywltz S, Pugh K, Constable R, Skudlarski P, Fulbright R, Bronen R, Fletcher J, Shankweiler D, Katz L, Gore J. Sex differences in the functional organization of the brain for language. Nature 1995, 373: 607-609. PMID: 7854416, DOI: 10.1038/373607a0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeft inferior frontal gyrus regionsInferior frontal gyrus regionsRight inferior frontal gyrusSex differencesInferior frontal gyrusFunctional organizationPattern of activationRight-handed subjectsPhonological processingPhonological tasksSemantic tasksBrain activationFrontal gyrusLanguage functionNeural systemsGyrus regionsCerebral hemispheresTaskLanguageBrainGyrusOrganizationMalesProcessingActivation