A new fun and robust version of an fMRI localizer for the frontotemporal language system
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A set of brain regions in the frontal, temporal, and parietal lobes supports high-level linguistic processing. These regions can be reliably identified in individual subjects using fMRI, by contrasting neural responses to meaningful and structured language stimuli vs. stimuli matched for low-level properties but lacking meaning and/or structure. We here present a novel version of a language 'localizer,' which should be suitable for diverse populations including children and/or clinical populations who may have difficulty with reading or cognitively demanding tasks. In particular, we contrast responses to auditorily presented excerpts from engaging interviews or stories, and acoustically degraded versions of these materials. This language localizer is appealing because it uses (a) naturalistic and engaging linguistic materials, (b) auditory presentation,
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The language network supports both comprehension (spoken, written, and signed) and production.
“This language network supports both comprehension (spoken, written, and signed) [30, 31, 32, 33] and production [34, 35]”
From Dissociating language and thought in large language models (2024) · cites this paper as [33]
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- Authors
- Scott, T. L., Gallée, J., & Fedorenko, E.
- Affiliations
- Boston University (US)
- Wellesley College (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Scott, Terri L.
- Venue
- Cognitive Neuroscience
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2016-07-07
- Volume
- 8
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 167-176
- ISSN
- 1758-8928 (ISSN-L)
- 1758-8936
- OpenAlex
- W2469338186
- Cited by
- 125
- References
- 39
- Citations by year
- 2026: 14 · 2025: 15 · 2024: 20 · 2023: 17 · 2022: 12 · 2021: 11 · 2020: 13 · 2019: 11 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 6 · 2016: 2
- FWCI
- 4.89
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Cognitive Neuroscience (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (HD-057522)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Reading and Literacy Development
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Language Development and Disorders
- Keywords
- functional MRI, auditory presentation, children, clinical populations, reading difficulties
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Brain Mapping, Cerebral Cortex, Female, Humans, Language, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Speech Perception, Young Adult
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