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The role of the basal ganglia and cerebellum in language processing

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Booth, James R., Wood, Lydia, Lu, Dong, Houk, James C., Bitan, Tali·2007·Brain Research

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The roles of the cerebellum and basal ganglia have typically been confined in the literature to motor planning and control. However, mounting evidence suggests that these structures are involved in more cognitive domains such as language processing. In the current study, we looked at effective connectivity (the influence that one brain region has on another) of the cerebellum and basal ganglia with regions thought to be involved in phonological processing, i.e. left inferior frontal gyrus and left lateral temporal cortex. We analyzed functional magnetic resonance imaging data (fMRI) obtained during a rhyming judgment task in adults using dynamic causal modeling (DCM). The results showed that the cerebellum has reciprocal connections with both left inferior frontal gyrus and left lateral temporal cortex, whereas the putamen has unidirectional connections into these two brain regions. Furthermore, the connections between cerebellum and these phonological processing areas were stronger than the connections between putamen and these areas. This pattern of results suggests that the putamen and cerebellum may have distinct roles in language processing. Based on research in the motor planning and control literature, we argue that the putamen engages in cortical initiation while the cerebellum amplifies and refines this signal to facilitate correct decision making.

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Authors
Booth, J. R., Wood, L., Lu, D., Houk, J. C., & Bitan, T.
Affiliations
Northwestern University (US)
Corresponding author
Booth, James R.
Venue
Brain Research
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2007-02
Volume
1133
Issue
1
Pages
136-144
ISSN
0006-8993 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2131389385
Cited by
415
References
75
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FWCI
7.66
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • Brain Research (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NS44383, NS44837)
  • National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (HD042049)
  • National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (DC06149)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Reading and Literacy Development
Keywords
basal ganglia, cerebellum, language processing, phonological processing, effective connectivity, putamen, inferior frontal gyrus, lateral temporal cortex, dynamic causal modeling, motor control
MeSH terms
Adult, Basal Ganglia, Brain Mapping, Cerebellum, Female, Frontal Lobe, Humans, Language, Language Tests, Functional Laterality, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Neural Pathways, Putamen, Temporal Lobe, Verbal Behavior

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