Using functional Transcranial Doppler Ultrasonography to assess language lateralization: Influence of task and difficulty level.

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Language is lateralised to the left hemisphere in most people, but it is unclear whether the same degree and direction of lateralisation is found for all verbal tasks and whether laterality is affected by task difficulty. We used functional transcranial Doppler ultrasonography (fTCD) to assess the lateralisation of language processing in 27 young adults using three tasks: word generation (WG), auditory naming (AN), and picture story (PS). WG and AN are active tasks requiring behavioural respo...

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Authors: Bishop, D; Nye, A; Badcock, N

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Laterality
• Volume: 17
• Issue: 6
• Pages: 694-710
• Publication date: 2012-01-01
• DOI: 10.1080/1357650x.2011.615128
• EISSN: 1464-0678
• ISSN: 1357-650X
• Language: English
• Keywords: Feedback, Sensory; Ultrasonography, Doppler, Transcranial; Young Adult; Humans; Adult; Cerebrovascular Circulation; Data Interpretation, Statistical; Functional Laterality; Female; Neuropsychological Tests; Language; Photic Stimulation; Reading; Male; Cerebral Arteries; Psychomotor Performance