2009
Language lateralization in epilepsy patients: fMRI validated with the Wada procedure
Arora J, Pugh K, Westerveld M, Spencer S, Spencer DD, Constable R. Language lateralization in epilepsy patients: fMRI validated with the Wada procedure. Epilepsia 2009, 50: 2225-2241. PMID: 19490042, DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2009.02136.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingVerbal fluency taskWada procedureSentence comprehensionFluency taskLaterality scoresLanguage lateralizationLaterality indexAuditory sentence comprehensionFMRI language mappingAuditory taskReading taskConjunction analysisHemispheric dominanceLateralization scoresFMRI laterality indicesLanguage mappingWada testingMidline regionWada testLateralizationSpecific patient examplesQuantifying activationTaskComprehension
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAttentionBrainBrain MappingFemaleHumansLanguageMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleReaction TimeReference ValuesVerbal BehaviorConceptsInferior 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