2006
Language lateralization and the role of the fusiform gyrus in semantic processing in young children
Balsamo LM, Xu B, Gaillard WD. Language lateralization and the role of the fusiform gyrus in semantic processing in young children. NeuroImage 2006, 31: 1306-1314. PMID: 16545581, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2006.01.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsBrain MappingCerebral CortexChildChild, PreschoolDecision MakingDominance, CerebralFemaleFrontal LobeHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMotor CortexNeuropsychological TestsOxygenPsychomotor PerformanceReaction TimeReadingSemanticsSpeech PerceptionConceptsSemantic processingFusiform gyrusEarly word recognition processesAuditory semantic processingWord recognition processesAdult language processingSemantic decision taskSemantic category decisionsLeft fusiform gyrusPrevious neuroimaging findingsLeft-lateralized patternYoung childrenPattern of activationLanguage comprehensionDecision taskCategory decisionsTask accuracyTask difficultyLanguage developmentLanguage lateralizationFMRI techniquesLanguage processingBrain regionsCortical regionsNeuroimaging findings
2001
Cortical localization of reading in normal children
Gaillard WD, Pugliese M, Grandin CB, Braniecki SH, Kondapaneni P, Hunter K, Xu B, Petrella JR, Balsamo L, Basso G. Cortical localization of reading in normal children. Neurology 2001, 57: 47-54. PMID: 11445627, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.57.1.47.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInferior frontal gyrusFrontal gyrusTemporal gyrusLeft inferior frontal gyrusLeft middle temporal gyrusBrain regionsLanguage processing areasBlood oxygen level-dependent fMRIMiddle temporal gyrusDorsolateral prefrontal cortexSuperior temporal gyrusMiddle frontal gyrusLeft-sided lateralizationLevel-dependent fMRINaming TaskLanguage dominanceRegion activationText paradigmPrefrontal cortexCognitive functionNative EnglishMidfrontal gyrusTemporal cortexLate childhoodFMRI