Anterior Temporal Lobe Morphometry Predicts Categorization Ability.

ABSTRACT: Categorization is the mental operation by which the brain classifies objects and events. It is classically assessed using semantic and non-semantic matching or sorting tasks. These tasks show a high variability in performance across healthy controls and the cerebral bases supporting this variability remain unknown. In this study we performed a voxel-based morphometry study to explore the relationships between semantic and shape categorization tasks and brain morphometric differences in 50 controls. We found significant correlation between categorization performance and the volume of the gray matter in the right anterior middle and inferior temporal gyri. Semantic categorization tasks were associated with more rostral temporal regions than shape categorization tasks. A significant relations

SUBMITTER: Garcin B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5808329 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature