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
2004
fMRI language task panel improves determination of language dominance
Gaillard WD, Balsamo L, Xu B, McKinney C, Papero PH, Weinstein S, Conry J, Pearl PL, Sachs B, Sato S, Vezina LG, Frattali C, Theodore WH. fMRI language task panel improves determination of language dominance. Neurology 2004, 63: 1403-1408. PMID: 15505156, DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000141852.65175.a7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultBrain MappingCerebral CortexCerebrovascular CirculationChildDominance, CerebralEpilepsyFemaleHumansLanguageLanguage TestsMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedPredictive Value of TestsPreoperative CareReproducibility of ResultsSpeech PerceptionTemporal LobeVerbal BehaviorConceptsIntracarotid amobarbital testPanel of tasksLanguage dominanceSingle taskEpilepsy patientsFMRI language paradigmsHemisphere language dominancePatients ages 12Temporal lobe epilepsyPartial epilepsy patientsPresurgical epilepsy patientsAuditory comprehensionFMRI taskVerbal fluencyLanguage tasksLanguage lateralityBilateral activationLanguage lateralizationT fMRILanguage areasNondiagnostic findingsLobe epilepsyAmobarbital testLanguage paradigmsSingle paradigm
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAttentionBrainBrain MappingFemaleHumansImage Interpretation, Computer-AssistedMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleReadingSpeech PerceptionConceptsSemantic 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