2005
Seizure focus affects regional language networks assessed by fMRI
Berl MM, Balsamo LM, Xu B, Moore EN, Weinstein SL, Conry JA, Pearl PL, Sachs BC, Grandin CB, Frattali C, Ritter FJ, Sato S, Theodore WH, Gaillard WD. Seizure focus affects regional language networks assessed by fMRI. Neurology 2005, 65: 1604-1611. PMID: 16301489, DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000184502.06647.28.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRegional asymmetry index
2003
Auditory comprehension of language in young children
Ahmad Z, Balsamo L, Sachs B, Xu B, Gaillard W. Auditory comprehension of language in young children. Neurology 2003, 60: 1598-1605. PMID: 12771248, DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000059865.32155.86.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAuditory comprehensionTemporal gyrusYoung childrenLeft middle temporal gyrusAuditory language processingSuperior temporal sulcusRight-handed childrenMiddle temporal gyrusSuperior temporal gyrusLanguage fMRI studyTemporal sulcusLateralized activationFMRI studyAngular gyrusLanguage organizationIndividual subject dataLanguage processingTemporal regionsBrain regionsControl conditionFrontal lobeAge 5GyrusSignificant activationFMRIfMRI identifies regional specialization of neural networks for reading in young children
Gaillard WD, Balsamo LM, Ibrahim Z, Sachs BC, Xu B. fMRI identifies regional specialization of neural networks for reading in young children. Neurology 2003, 60: 94-100. PMID: 12525725, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.60.1.94.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMiddle frontal gyrusFrontal gyrusTemporal-occipital junctionMiddle temporal gyrusYoung childrenSupplementary motor areaFusiform gyrusLanguage networkTemporal gyrusOccipital junctionLanguage lateralizationNative EnglishEarly readersWernicke's areaNeural networkMotor areaBrain regionsCognitive networksAge 6Prominent activationGyrusFMRIChildren 7Interest approachBOLD technique