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The anatomy of language: a review of 100 fMRI studies published in 2009

Price, Cathy J.·2010·Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

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In this review of 100 fMRI studies of speech comprehension and production, published in 2009, activation is reported for: prelexical speech perception in bilateral superior temporal gyri; meaningful speech in middle and inferior temporal cortex; semantic retrieval in the left angular gyrus and pars orbitalis; and sentence comprehension in bilateral superior temporal sulci. For incomprehensible sentences, activation increases in four inferior frontal regions, posterior planum temporale, and ventral supramarginal gyrus. These effects are associated with the use of prior knowledge of semantic associations, word sequences, and articulation that predict the content of the sentence. Speech production activates the same set of regions as speech comprehension but in addition, activation is reported for: word retrieval in left middle frontal cortex; articulatory planning in the left anterior insula; the initiation and execution of speech in left putamen, pre-SMA, SMA, and motor cortex; and for suppressing unintended responses in the anterior cingulate and bilateral head of caudate nuclei. Anatomical and functional connectivity studies are now required to identify the processing pathways that integrate these areas to support language.

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Authors
Price, C. J.
Affiliations
Wellcome Centre for Human Neuroimaging (GB)
Corresponding author
Price, Cathy J.
Venue
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2010-03
Volume
1191
Issue
1
Pages
62-88
ISSN
  • 0077-8923 (ISSN-L)
  • 1749-6632
OpenAlex
W1987298438
Cited by
1,387
References
135
Citations by year
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FWCI
8.39
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • UCL Discovery (University College London) (submittedVersion)
Funders
Wellcome Trust (082420)
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
language processing, speech understanding, speech production, fMRI activation, superior temporal gyrus, inferior temporal cortex, angular gyrus, sentence comprehension, semantic search, word retrieval, articulatory planning, anterior insula, putamen, anterior cingulate cortex, caudate nucleus, functional connectivity
MeSH terms
Brain, Humans, Language, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Speech, Comprehension

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