Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience
Bradley R. Postle, Editor
Spring 1989, Vol. 1, No. 2, Pages 153-170
(doi: 10.1162/jocn.1989.1.2.153)
Positron Emission Tomographic Studies of the Processing of Singe Words
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Abstract
PET images of blood flow change that were averaged across individuals were used to identify brain areas related to lexical (single-word) processing, A small number of discrete areas were activated during several task conditions including: modality-specific (auditory or visual) areas activated by passive word input, primary motor and premotor areas during speech output, and yet further areas during tasks making semantic or intentional demands.