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
2002
Neuroimaging Reveals Automatic Speech Coding during Perception of Written Word Meaning
Xu B, Grafman J, Gaillard WD, Spanaki M, Ishii K, Balsamo L, Makale M, Theodore WH. Neuroimaging Reveals Automatic Speech Coding during Perception of Written Word Meaning. NeuroImage 2002, 17: 859-870. PMID: 12377160, DOI: 10.1006/nimg.2002.1215.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSemantic processingWord meaningsVisual word perceptionMultiple cognitive tasksMechanisms of readingButton-press responseFunctional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) techniquesBehavioral response measuresSignificant bilateral activationPhonological recodingPhonological tasksWord perceptionWord readingLetter stringsCognitive tasksSemantic tasksNeural basisNeuroimaging sessionSpeech soundsBaseline taskPhonological processesNeural responsesVisual stimuliActive processingSpeech code
2001
Asymmetrical coupling of neural activities in the frontal and temporal regions during phonological and semantic processing of written words
Xu B, Gaillard W, Grafman J, Spanaki M, Ishii K, Balsamo L, Pugliese M, Theodore W. Asymmetrical coupling of neural activities in the frontal and temporal regions during phonological and semantic processing of written words. NeuroImage 2001, 13: 630. DOI: 10.1016/s1053-8119(01)91973-1.Peer-Reviewed Original Research