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The role of the supplementary motor area (SMA) in word production

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Alario, F.-Xavier, Chainay, Hanna, Lehericy, Stéphane, Cohen, Laurent·2006·Brain Research

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The supplementary motor area (SMA) is a key structure for behavioral planning and execution. Recent research on motor control conducted with monkeys and humans has put to light an anatomical and functional distinction between pre-SMA and SMA-proper. According to this view, the pre-SMA would be involved in higher level processes while the SMA-proper would be more closely tied to motor output. We extended this general framework to the verbal domain, in order to investigate the role of the SMA in speech production. We conducted two speech production experiments with fMRI where we manipulated parameters such as familiarity, complexity or constraints on word selection. The results reveal a parcellation of the SMA into three distinct regions, according to their involvement in different aspects of word production. More specifically, following a rostrocaudal gradient, we observed differential activations related to lexical selection, linear sequence encoding and control of motor output. A parallel organization was observed in the dorsolateral frontal cortex. By refining its anatomical and functional parcellation, these results clarify the roles of the SMA in speech production.

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Authors: Alario, F.-X., Chainay, H., Lehericy, S., & Cohen, L.
Affiliations: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
Université de Bretagne Occidentale (FR)
Inserm (FR)
Corresponding author: Alario, F.-Xavier
ORCID: Alario, F.-Xavier
Chainay, Hanna
Cohen, Laurent
Venue: Brain Research
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2006-03
Volume: 1076
Issue: 1
Pages: 129-143
ISSN: 0006-8993 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2005.11.104
OpenAlex: W2085757311
Cited by: 377
References: 88
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FWCI: 6.31
Type: journal article
Language: en
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Topics: Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism
Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Phonetics and Phonology Research
Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
Keywords: supplementary motor area, speech production, word production, pre-supplementary motor area, rostrocaudal gradient, word choice, dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, functional parcellation, word familiarity, word complexity
MeSH terms: Adult, Brain Mapping, Choice Behavior, Female, Humans, Image Processing, Computer-Assisted, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Motor Cortex, Oxygen, Photic Stimulation, Reading, Time Factors, Verbal Behavior

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