Supramarginal gyrus involvement in visual word recognition.

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INTRODUCTION: In the classic neurological model of language, the human inferior parietal lobule (IPL) plays an important role in visual word recognition. The region is both functionally and structurally heterogeneous, however, suggesting that subregions of IPL may differentially contribute to reading. The two main sub-divisions are the supramarginal (SMG) and angular gyri, which have been hypothesized to contribute preferentially to phonological and semantic aspects of word processing, respec...

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Authors: Stoeckel, C; Gough, P; Watkins, K; Devlin, J

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Cortex; a journal devoted to the study of the nervous system and behavior
• Volume: 45
• Issue: 9
• Pages: 1091-1096
• Publication date: 2009-10-01
• DOI: 10.1016/j.cortex.2008.12.004
• EISSN: 1973-8102
• ISSN: 0010-9452
• Language: English
• Keywords: Language Tests; Parietal Lobe; Visual Perception; Speech Perception; Photic Stimulation; Auditory Perception; Acoustic Stimulation; Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; Reaction Time; Recognition (Psychology); Male; Functional Laterality; Female; Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation; Semantics; Humans; Adult; Analysis of Variance; Language