کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
925472 921496 2012 12 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Shedding light on words and sentences: Near-infrared spectroscopy in language research
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری علم عصب شناسی روانپزشکی بیولوژیکی
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Shedding light on words and sentences: Near-infrared spectroscopy in language research
چکیده انگلیسی

Investigating the neuronal network underlying language processing may contribute to a better understanding of how the brain masters this complex cognitive function with surprising ease and how language is acquired at a fast pace in infancy. Modern neuroimaging methods permit to visualize the evolvement and the function of the language network. The present paper focuses on a specific methodology, functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS), providing an overview over studies on auditory language processing and acquisition. The methodology detects oxygenation changes elicited by functional activation of the cerebral cortex. The main advantages for research on auditory language processing and its development during infancy are an undemanding application, the lack of instrumental noise, and its potential to simultaneously register electrophysiological responses. Also it constitutes an innovative approach for studying developmental issues in infants and children. The review will focus on studies on word and sentence processing including research in infants and adults.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Brain and Language - Volume 121, Issue 2, May 2012, Pages 152–163
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