• There is a wealth of literature documenting the asymmetric role of the two cerebral hemispheres in different aspects of cognition. (berkeley.edu)
  • TY - JOUR T1 - Another look at categorical priming in the cerebral hemispheres. (unboundmedicine.com)
  • Which side of the brain is affected is also important because the functions of the two halves of the cerebrum (cerebral hemispheres) are not identical. (msdmanuals.com)
  • For a subset of these individuals, there may be mixed laterality, where language and other "typically" left-hemisphere functions are distributed between the two hemispheres. (e-cacd.org)
  • Neuropsychological research indicates the asymmetrical functioning of the cerebral hemispheres. (haifa.ac.il)
  • On a microscopic stage, the cytoarchitecture of the cerebral cortex, exhibits the capabilities of cells, portions of neurotransmitter levels and receptor subtypes to be markedly asymmetrical between the hemispheres. (riddimsaunter.net)
  • The human brain is a two-sided structure that can be divided into two halves: the right and left cerebral hemispheres. (esti.my)
  • The temporal and also parietal lobes of the cerebral hemispheres are involved in the comprehension of written words. (mkexpress.net)
  • Given that frontal cortex in general exhibits protracted development, frontal language areas presumably emerge later and/or mature more slowly than temporal language areas. (biorxiv.org)
  • Deduction activated areas near right brain homologues of left language areas in middle temporal lobe, inferior frontal cortex and basal ganglia, as well as right amygdala, but not spatial visual areas. (neurotransmitter.net)
  • Histological Structure of Cerebral Cortex n n n Layer I: few nerve cells, many processes and synaptic interactions Layer II: many small neuron, which establish intercortical connections Layer III: medium sized neurons giving rise to association & commissural fibers Layer IV: site of termination of afferent fibers from the specific thalamic nuclei Layer V: origin of projection fibers to extracortical targets. (slidetodoc.com)
  • Brodmann produced a numbered, cytological map of cerebral cortex based upon its regional histological characteristics The basis of Brodmann's cortical localization is its subdivision into 'areas' with similar cellular and laminar structure Brodmann's numbering of these cortical locations has become one of the standard ways in which clinicians identify brain areas. (slidetodoc.com)
  • Functions of the Cerebral Cortex n n n Is necessary for conscious awareness and thought, reasoning & intellect, emotions, behaviour & memory (stores information and retrieves when needed) Receives all sensory modalities (mostly through thalamus), consciously perceives and interprets in the light of previous experience Is the highest level where motor system is represented. (slidetodoc.com)
  • Which Of The Following Generalizations Doesn't Describe The Cerebral Cortex? (riddimsaunter.net)
  • Hand dominance does not emerge in the brain until the second year of life, when the language center and higher cerebral cortex begins to direct function. (mamabebe.org)
  • The human pattern of gyrification in the cerebral cortex. (riddimsaunter.net)
  • Topologically dissociable patterns of development of the human cerebral cortex. (riddimsaunter.net)
  • Neurodevelopmental trajectories of the human cerebral cortex. (riddimsaunter.net)
  • Fischl B, Dale AM. Measuring the thickness of the human cerebral cortex from magnetic resonance imaging. (riddimsaunter.net)
  • It refers to the highest level of integrative function of the brain, centered in the CEREBRAL CORTEX, regulating language, thought, and behavior via sensory, motor, and cognitive processes. (bvsalud.org)
  • Although this has been most exhaustively studied with respect to language and spatial cognition, robust laterality effects are also present in emotion. (berkeley.edu)
  • These laterality tests were compared with "Henner's" cerebellar dominance, determined by physi ological relative hypotoni a and enlarged excursibility (pasivity) in the following jo ints: sho ulder - enlarged synkineses on non‑dominant arm during walking, gre ater "jo int play" in elbow, wrist, knee and ankle corresponding to the functi on of non‑dominant cerebellar halves (hemisphere), i.e. left in right- handed people and right in left- handed people. (csnn.eu)
  • Tyto testy laterality jsme porovnali s nálezy „Hennerovy" mozečkové dominance, projevující se fyziologickou relativní svalovou hypotonií a větší exkurzibilitou (pasivitou) v následujících kloubech: ramenním (větší synkinézy nedominantní paže při chůzi), větší „kloubní hrou" v lokti, zápěstí, koleni a na noze, odpovídající funkci nedominantní poloviny mozečku (hemisféry), tj. (csnn.eu)
  • In most individuals, this network is dominant in the left hemisphere (LH), as evidenced by both i) more robust LH activity in response to language processing as measured with fMRI and other brain imaging techniques (e.g. (biorxiv.org)
  • However, by age ∼4-6 years, the language network in the dominant hemisphere appears to be largely similar to that of adults (e.g. (biorxiv.org)
  • Cerebral dominance refers to the biological description of the brain, where one cerebral hemisphere is dominant over the other in certain cerebral functions. (springeropen.com)
  • In addition, this effect did not vary with category dominance of the prime:equivalent LVF priming was observed for ROBIN-CROW (high dominant) and DUCK-CROW (low dominant) pairs. (unboundmedicine.com)
  • For people with a dominant left hemisphere, the form and content of language appear normal until deep testing is performed. (e-cacd.org)
  • Expressive language presents as intact syntax, morphology, semantics and phonology, and all of these are largely within the domain of the dominant hemisphere [ 1 - 3 ]. (e-cacd.org)
  • Dominant hemisphere is shorthand for dominant for language, which, for between 87% and 89% of the population is the left hemisphere [ 6 ]. (e-cacd.org)
  • Functional region comprising posterior part of the SUPERIOR TEMPORAL GYRUS in the dominant cerebral hemisphere (see CEREBRAL DOMINANCE ) and often portions of the PARIETAL LOBE . (online-medical-dictionary.org)
  • 1977) but in the early 80's Wexler and Hawles (1983) modified this original test to ascertain more accurate data pertaining to hemispheric specialization of language function. (wikipedia.org)
  • The language activation task required phonetic and semantic analysis of aurally presented words and was compared with a control task involving perceptual analysis of nonlinguistic sounds. (jneurosci.org)
  • The linguistic task, which required meaning-based decisions about aurally presented words, was designed to elicit receptive language processing at both phonetic (speech perceptual) and semantic (associative) levels, with the goal of identifying as many candidate "receptive language" areas as possible. (jneurosci.org)
  • The 30 papers that were presented are grouped under the following headings: epidemiology and social implications, physiological and biochemical correlates, genetic and maturational variables, hemispheric cerebral dominance, perceptual factors, implications of drug studies, and research strategies and models. (jamanetwork.com)
  • More recently empirical evidence has started to challenge this view, suggesting lateralisation of language and visuospatial attention are independent. (ox.ac.uk)
  • A new paradigm to determine cerebral lateralisation of visuospatial memory function in children. (ima-press.net)
  • Interestingly, there is a specialisation of function ( brain dominance or lateralisation ) in each brain hemisphere. (esti.my)
  • however, most cognitive neuroscience research has focused on only a handful of primarily Indo-European languages. (nature.com)
  • Evans, N. & Levinson, S. C. The myth of language universals: language diversity and its importance for cognitive science. (nature.com)
  • Although much evidence has suggested that domain-general cognitive control and working memory resources are sometimes recruited during language comprehension, many aspects of this relationship remain elusive. (frontiersin.org)
  • For example, how frequently do cognitive control mechanisms get engaged when we understand language? (frontiersin.org)
  • I argue that we should stop asking whether domain-general cognitive control mechanisms play a role in language comprehension, and instead focus on characterizing the division of labor between the cognitive control brain regions and the more functionally specialized language regions. (frontiersin.org)
  • Language is one of few cognitive abilities unique to our species. (frontiersin.org)
  • However, language has neither evolved nor does it exist in isolation from other cognitive and neural machinery (e.g. (frontiersin.org)
  • This paper examines the relationship between high-level language processing and domain-general cognitive control, with a focus on the brain systems that support these cognitive capacities. (frontiersin.org)
  • In the domain of language, cognitive control has been shown to play an important role in language production , based on behavioral evidence (e.g. (frontiersin.org)
  • That said, much behavioral and neuroimaging evidence (to be reviewed in section Narrowing Down the Hypothesis Space for the Relationship between Language Processing Mechanisms and Cognitive Control Mechanisms) suggests that domain-general cognitive control mechanisms do sometimes get recruited during language comprehension . (frontiersin.org)
  • The paper is structured as follows: First, I introduce the brain regions that support high-level language processing vs. domain-general cognitive control, and discuss the evidence for the neural separability of these two sets of brain regions. (frontiersin.org)
  • I then introduce two questions about the relationship between language comprehension and cognitive control and define the hypothesis space for each. (frontiersin.org)
  • 7. Stoobant N, Vingerhoets G. Transcranial Doppler ultrasonography monitoring of cerebral hemodynamics during performance of cognitive tasks: a review. (ima-press.net)
  • Rapid cerebral hemodynamic modulation during set shifting: evidence of time-locked associations with cognitive control in females. (ima-press.net)
  • 11. Vingerhoets G, Stroobant N. Lateralization of cerebral blood flow velocity changes during cognitive tasks. (ima-press.net)
  • Gazzaniga, M. S. Cerebral specialization and interhemispheric communication: does the corpus callosum enable the human condition? (nature.com)
  • 5. Aaslid, R. Visually evoked dynamic blood flow response of the human cerebral circulation. (ima-press.net)
  • Here we report an investigation of the fronto-temporo-parietal language network across 45 languages and establish the robustness to cross-linguistic variation of its topography and key functional properties, including left-lateralization, strong functional integration among its brain regions and functional selectivity for language processing. (nature.com)
  • 10 ] showed that early auditory processing of lexical tones reflects hemispheric lateralization, with marked right and left hemisphere dominance on pitch level and counter processing. (springeropen.com)
  • Variation in brain lateralization during various language tasks: A functional transcranial Doppler study. (ima-press.net)
  • Cerebral hemodynamic lateralization during memory tasks as assessed by functional transcranial Doppler (fTCD) sonography: effects of gender and healthy aging. (ima-press.net)
  • While ITD and ILD tests fall short of revealing cerebral asymmetry, VASI's power in capturing cerebral dominance effects makes it a valuable tool in spatial processing assessment. (springeropen.com)
  • Historically, most theoretical accounts of hemispheric specialisation have proposed a single underlying factor that leads to left hemisphere language and right hemisphere visuospatial processing in the majority of people. (ox.ac.uk)
  • High-level language processing is supported by a left-lateralized fronto-temporal brain network. (biorxiv.org)
  • But are temporal areas necessary for the development of the language areas in the frontal lobe, or do frontal language areas instead emerge independently? (biorxiv.org)
  • The existence of temporal language areas therefore appears to be a prerequisite for the emergence of the language areas in the frontal lobe. (biorxiv.org)
  • As predicted from classical models of language organization based on lesion data, cortical activation associated with language processing was strongly lateralized to the left cerebral hemisphere and involved a network of regions in the frontal, temporal, and parietal lobes. (jneurosci.org)
  • This labor division in preferential functions of the brain (leftward speech and rightward music) is explained by the acoustic hypothesis, whose doctrine supports processing right hemisphere dominance in processing slow changes in spectral properties for tone-like stimuli and left hemisphere dominance for rapid changes in temporal properties for speech-like stimuli [ 3 , 4 ]. (springeropen.com)
  • Language was defined broadly to include both phonological and lexical-semantic functions and to exclude sensory, motor, and general executive functions. (jneurosci.org)
  • and (3) clear participation of these left frontal areas in a task emphasizing "receptive" language functions. (jneurosci.org)
  • Language-related functions were among the first to be ascribed a specific location in the human brain ( Broca, 1861 ) and have been the subject of intense research for well over a century. (jneurosci.org)
  • Dominance of one cerebral hemisphere over the other in cerebral functions. (jefferson.edu)
  • Additionally, 19.8% of left-handed individuals have bilateral language functions. (riddimsaunter.net)
  • Even within various language functions (e.g., semantics, syntax, prosody), degree and even hemisphere of dominance may differ. (riddimsaunter.net)
  • Weaknesses may also be observed in the mechanisms of speech production such that articulation is impaired and expressive language is inhibited. (ceril.cl)
  • Expressive language is often delayed. (ceril.cl)
  • While becoming a powerful cousin to help the disadvantaged, English has simultaneously acquired a native elite cutting across regions and castes, and has spread from cerebral domains to expressive domains, which have been exclusive to Indian languages, in the name of modernity and cosmopolitanism. (jbe-platform.com)
  • In the late 1960s and early 1970s, Donald Shankweiler and Michael Studdert-Kennedy of Haskins Laboratories used a dichotic listening technique (presenting different nonsense syllables) to demonstrate the dissociation of phonetic (speech) and auditory (nonspeech) perception by finding that phonetic structure devoid of meaning is an integral part of language and is typically processed in the left cerebral hemisphere. (wikipedia.org)
  • Objective: Testing the efficacy of a music-based language rehabilitation program, adaptedfrom MIT in a patient with Broca?s aphasia due to stroke in the left cerebral hemisphere (LH). (bvsalud.org)
  • Mahowald, K. & Fedorenko, E. Reliable individual-level neural markers of high-level language processing: a necessary precursor for relating neural variability to behavioral and genetic variability. (nature.com)
  • Subjects with a clockwise hair-whorl orientation display a strong left-language dominance, whereas subjects with an anti-clockwise hair-whorl have a greater variability in cerebral language activation. (cyclechat.net)
  • There is scanty literature on cerebral dominance and its impact on auditory spatial processing and working memory, which is explored in the study. (springeropen.com)
  • In spatial hearing, although ILD and ILD thresholds were not influenced by cerebral dominance, the main effect of cerebral dominance was seen on VASI accuracy scores. (springeropen.com)
  • The study's findings highlight the need for assessing cerebral dominance, before administering spatial hearing tests. (springeropen.com)
  • Although literature documents the influence of hemispheric dominance on a few of the auditory processing abilities, its influence on auditory spatial processing and auditory working memory has not been researched. (springeropen.com)
  • Up to 30 years ago it was assumed that the cerebral dominance for speech production had no implications for reading, because it was believed that information in the center of the visual field (called the fovea) was projected simultaneously to the left and to the right brain half (bilateral projection). (ugent.be)
  • As expected in cases of early left hemisphere (LH) damage, we find that EG has a fully functional language network in her right hemisphere (RH) and performs within the normal range on standardized language assessments. (biorxiv.org)
  • However, her RH frontal language areas have no corresponding LH homotopic areas: no reliable response to language is detected on the lateral surface of EG's left frontal lobe. (biorxiv.org)
  • According to Kimura [ 9 ], the left hemisphere's dominance in speech is represented in superior recognition of verbal stimulus arriving at the right ear. (springeropen.com)
  • The majority of us process our language on the left hemisphere of the brain (brocas area and wernicks area for example), however about 10% or so do so on the left. (cyclechat.net)
  • There appears to some connection with handedness, because if your are left handed there is a greater chance that your language processing will be on the right. (cyclechat.net)
  • This study investigated the effect of exemplar dominance on semantic priming in the left and right visual fields for words that are members of the same category, but not strongly associated. (unboundmedicine.com)
  • AU - Chiarello,C, AU - Richards,L, PY - 1992/4/1/pubmed PY - 1992/4/1/medline PY - 1992/4/1/entrez SP - 381 EP - 92 JF - Neuropsychologia JO - Neuropsychologia VL - 30 IS - 4 N2 - This study investigated the effect of exemplar dominance on semantic priming in the left and right visual fields for words that are members of the same category, but not strongly associated. (unboundmedicine.com)
  • For example, the left hemisphere mainly controls language in most people. (msdmanuals.com)
  • This characteristic is called left-hemisphere language dominance. (msdmanuals.com)
  • As speech-language pathologists we are familiar with the notion of left hemisphere damage and its tremendous impact on language and speech function. (e-cacd.org)
  • Although 95% of right-handed folks have left-hemisphere dominance for language, 18.8% of left-handed folks have right-hemisphere dominance for language operate. (riddimsaunter.net)
  • Cerebellar dominance in relati on to right and left- handedness was studi ed in 221 he althy scho ol children aged 9- 11 ye ars old. (csnn.eu)
  • In general, the left hemisphere is specialised for processing language and speech. (esti.my)
  • The right hemisphere complements the left hemisphere language center by interpreting the non-verbal communication. (blogspot.com)
  • Blank, I. A., Kanwisher, N. & Fedorenko, E. A functional dissociation between language and multiple-demand systems revealed in patterns of BOLD signal fluctuations. (nature.com)
  • An important contributing factor is the difficulty of probing the functional organization of children's brains between 1 and 3-4 years of age, when language makes the biggest developmental leap (e.g. (biorxiv.org)
  • Functional magnetic resonance imaging (FMRI) was used to identify candidate language processing areas in the intact human brain. (jneurosci.org)
  • their activation more likely reflects relative functional specializations within broader networks for processing written language. (ox.ac.uk)
  • Early intervention can prevent many issues such as ear infections, sinus infections, long term problems with vision and hearing, blocked ear canals, delay in language development and other health and functional issues. (mamabebe.org)
  • Multilingualism is defined by the functional relationship between languages. (jbe-platform.com)
  • For the identification of Broca's area in the frontal lobe, language tasks, such as covert word generation from letters, categories, or antonyms, have seemed to be effective. (ajnr.org)
  • He interpreted this result as indicating right-hemisphere dominance for pitch discrimination. (wikipedia.org)
  • Pitch and timing abilities in inherited speech and language impairment. (ox.ac.uk)
  • Members of the KE family who suffer from an inherited developmental speech-and-language disorder and normal, age-matched, controls were tested on musical abilities, including perception and production of pitch and rhythm. (ox.ac.uk)
  • We retrospectively reviewed 34 patients with cerebral lesions who were referred for fMR imaging language mapping between January 1999 and July 2000. (ajnr.org)
  • It would usefully be underlined that Dyspraxia is not simply a language disorder, but that the speech disabilities ("Verbal Dyspraxia") represent one constellation of symptoms of this widely pervasive motor condition. (ceril.cl)
  • Further, like other speech and language difficulties, verbal dyspraxia is not a static condition, but there will be changes over time. (ceril.cl)
  • An individual with RHD will likely have intact fine-motor control, will often show an absence of dysarthria or apraxia, and will have speech and language that appear quite normal on first investigation. (e-cacd.org)
  • Along with BROCA AREA it is important in SPEECH and LANGUAGE processes. (online-medical-dictionary.org)
  • In January, 2015, the Federal Council of Speech Language and Hearing Sciences in Brazil published a resolution which describes the competences and roles of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists with Specialty in Neuropsychology. (bvsalud.org)
  • Global aphasia patients can neither write nor read, have little recognizable speech, and understand little or no spoken language. (mkexpress.net)
  • Oral and Written Language tasks of the Brief Neuropsychological Assessment Battery NEUPSILIN were evaluated. (bvsalud.org)
  • The LHL group had smaller scores in language tasks and distinguished of the other groups in Lexicalization, Neologism, Non-Word, Omission Response and Perseveration in the writing of words. (bvsalud.org)
  • A low proportion of related primes was employed in lexical decision and word pronunciation tasks to assess the automatic activation of word meanings in each cerebral hemisphere. (unboundmedicine.com)
  • The Brodmann areas activated during performance of word-generation tasks were tabulated in 34 consecutive patients referred for fMR imaging mapping of language areas. (ajnr.org)
  • In previous reports, many different language tasks have been used, and activation in multiple lobes of the brain has been identified. (ajnr.org)
  • English has been nativized in grammar, semantics and pragmatics acquiring the features of Indian languages, as well documented in sociolinguistic literature. (jbe-platform.com)
  • Pure agraphia is writing impairment in the absence of any other language disorder. (mkexpress.net)
  • Apraxic agraphia is an impairment of motor coordination involved in writing, in the absence of other motor or language impairments, and intact spelling ability. (mkexpress.net)
  • Phonological agraphia is an impairment in written language processing that usually occurs in combination with phonological alexia and is characterized by difficulty spelling and reading nonwords. (mkexpress.net)
  • Any typically developing child acquires a language, or multiple languages, in the presence of linguistic input. (biorxiv.org)
  • Objetivo: Testar a eficácia terapêutica de um programa de reabilitação de linguagem através da música, com base na TEM, numa paciente com diagnóstico de afasia de Broca pós Acidente Vascular Cerebral (AVC) no hemisfério esquerdo (HE). (bvsalud.org)
  • Scott, T. L., Gallée, J. & Fedorenko, E. A new fun and robust version of an fMRI localizer for the frontotemporal language system. (nature.com)
  • We use fMRI methods that have been previously extensively validated for their ability to elicit robust language responses at the individual-subject level. (biorxiv.org)
  • We used FMRI to investigate the cortical regions involved in language processing in normal, right-handed subjects. (jneurosci.org)
  • Bogen, J. E. & Vogel, P. J. Cerebral commissurotomy in man. (nature.com)
  • There is likely a significant attentional element to the disorder, with a concomitant deficit in narrative language. (e-cacd.org)
  • This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Dominance, Cerebral" by people in this website by year, and whether "Dominance, Cerebral" was a major or minor topic of these publications. (jefferson.edu)
  • Below are the most recent publications written about "Dominance, Cerebral" by people in Profiles. (jefferson.edu)
  • Researches on written language usually show quantitative differences in the performance of adults poststroke and little emphasis is given to the qualitative differences of the deficits. (bvsalud.org)
  • A test battery designed to assess hemispheric dominance was administered to two groups, Economics and Arts students. (haifa.ac.il)
  • [ 3 ] is a class of pervasive developmental disorders that presents in early childhood and is characterized by marked abnormalities in language, communication, and social interactions and by a restricted and peculiar range of interests and activities. (medscape.com)
  • Newberg AB, Wintering N, Waldman MR, Amen D, Khalsa DS, Alavi A. Cerebral blood flow differences between long-term meditators and non-meditators. (jefferson.edu)
  • MONOVA results indicated that there is no significant main effect of cerebral dominance on all auditory working memory tests. (springeropen.com)
  • 7 ] found that about 7% of right handed people have right hemisphere dominance for language. (e-cacd.org)
  • People can live normally with with one cerebral hemisphere only. (blogspot.com)
  • see Palermo and Rhodes, 2007 for a review), we often can't help but interpret linguistic input if we know the language in question (e.g. (frontiersin.org)
  • In contrast, language comprehension (i.e., the process of extracting meaning from the linguistic signal) is, or at least can be, a more "passive," automatic process: just like we can't help but recognize a face upon seeing a face-like configuration (e.g. (frontiersin.org)
  • In contrast, the right hemisphere's dominance in melodic-pattern perception manifests as its superior identification of tunes presented to the contralateral ear. (springeropen.com)