Common cortical architectures for phonological working memory identified in individual brains.

ABSTRACT: Phonological working memory is the capacity to briefly maintain and recall representations of sounds important for speech and language and is believed to be critical for language and reading acquisition. Whether phonological working memory is supported by fronto-parietal brain regions associated with short-term memory storage or perisylvian brain structures implicated in speech perception and production is unclear, perhaps due to variability in stimuli, task demands, and individuals. We used fMRI to assess neurophysiological responses while individuals performed two tasks with closely matched stimuli but divergent task demands-nonword repetition and nonword discrimination-at two levels of phonological working memory load. Using analyses designed to address intersubject variability, we foun

SUBMITTER: Scott TL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6819264 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature