Where is the "where" in the brain? A meta-analysis of neuroimaging studies on spatial cognition.

ABSTRACT: Spatial representations are processed in the service of several different cognitive functions. The present study capitalizes on the Activation Likelihood Estimation (ALE) method of meta-analysis to identify: (a) the shared neural activations among spatial functions to reveal the "core" network of spatial processing; (b) the specific neural activations associated with each of these functions. Following PRISMA guidelines, a total of 133 fMRI and PET studies were included in the meta-analysis. The overall analysis showed that the core network of spatial processing comprises regions that are symmetrically distributed on both hemispheres and that include dorsal frontoparietal regions, presupplementary motor area, anterior insula, and frontal operculum. The specific analyses revealed the brain r

SUBMITTER: Cona G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6865398 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature