| Authors: |
E. Paulesu
and E. McCrory
and F. Fazio
and L. Menoncello
and N. Brunswick
and S. F. Cappa
and M. Cotelli
and G. Cossu
and F. Corte
and M. Lorusso
and S. Pesenti
and A. Gallagher
and D. Perani
and C. Price
and C. D. Frith
and U. Frith
|
| URL: |
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/71163 |
| Tags: |
Adult;
Brain
Culture;
Emission-Computed
England;
Frontal
Gov't;
Humans;
Italy;
Linguistics;
Lobe;
Mapping;
Non-U.S.
Photic
Reaction
Reading;
Research
Speech;
Stimulation;
Support,
Temporal
Time;
Tomography,
|
| Abstract: |
We present behavioral and anatomical evidence for a multi-component
reading system in which different components are differentially weighted
depending on culture-specific demands of orthography. Italian orthography
is consistent, enabling reliable conversion of graphemes to phonemes
to yield correct pronunciation of the word. English orthography is
inconsistent, complicating mapping of letters to word sounds. In
behavioral studies, Italian students showed faster word and non-word
reading than English students. In two PET studies, Italians showed
greater activation in left superior temporal regions associated with
phoneme processing. In contrast, English readers showed greater activations,
particularly for non-words, in left posterior inferior temporal gyrus
and anterior inferior frontal gyrus, areas associated with word retrieval
during both reading and naming tasks. |
@article{Paulesu2000,
title = {A cultural effect on brain function.},
author = {E. Paulesu and E. McCrory and F. Fazio and L. Menoncello and N. Brunswick and S. F. Cappa and M. Cotelli and G. Cossu and F. Corte and M. Lorusso and S. Pesenti and A. Gallagher and D. Perani and C. Price and C. D. Frith and U. Frith},
journal = {Nature Neuroscience},
pages = {91--96},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/71163},
volume = {3},
year = {2000},
abstract = {We present behavioral and anatomical evidence for a multi-component
reading system in which different components are differentially weighted
depending on culture-specific demands of orthography. Italian orthography
is consistent, enabling reliable conversion of graphemes to phonemes
to yield correct pronunciation of the word. English orthography is
inconsistent, complicating mapping of letters to word sounds. In
behavioral studies, Italian students showed faster word and non-word
reading than English students. In two PET studies, Italians showed
greater activation in left superior temporal regions associated with
phoneme processing. In contrast, English readers showed greater activations,
particularly for non-words, in left posterior inferior temporal gyrus
and anterior inferior frontal gyrus, areas associated with word retrieval
during both reading and naming tasks.},
doi = {10.1038/71163}, pmid = {10607401},
keywords = {Adult; Brain Culture; Emission-Computed England; Frontal Gov't; Humans; Italy; Linguistics; Lobe; Mapping; Non-U.S. Photic Reaction Reading; Research Speech; Stimulation; Support, Temporal Time; Tomography, }
}
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