The neural basis of semantic cognition in Mandarin Chinese: A combined fMRI and TMS study.

ABSTRACT: While converging sources of evidence point to the possibility of a large-scale distributed network for semantic cognition, a consensus regarding the underlying subregions and their specific function in this network has not been reached. In the current study, we combined functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) methodology to investigate the neural basis of semantic cognition in Mandarin Chinese. In the fMRI experiment, strong activations were observed in left inferior frontal gyrus (IFG) and left middle temporal gyrus (MTG) for semantic judgment task. Moreover, functional connectivity was found from seed region left IFG to left MTG. Meanwhile, negative correlation between performance and extracted parameter estimates from left IFG to left MTG

SUBMITTER: Zhang Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6864898 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature