Recently learned foreign abstract and concrete nouns are represented in distinct cortical networks similar to the native language
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DOI: 10.1002/hbm.23668
Abstract: In the native language, abstract and concrete nouns are represented in distinct areas of the cerebral cortex. Currently, it is unknown whether this is also the case for abstract and concrete nouns of a foreign… read more here.
Keywords: abstract concrete; concrete nouns; nouns represented; gyrus ... See more keywords
Dissociable substrates underlie the production of abstract and concrete nouns
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DOI: 10.1016/j.bandl.2016.11.003
Abstract: HighlightsInvestigation of anatomical regions underlying concrete and abstract noun production.Examined semistructured speech samples in svPPA and bvFTD compared to controls.Decreased concrete noun production in svPPA related to left ventral temporal lobe.Decreased abstract noun production in… read more here.
Keywords: noun production; production; abstract concrete; concrete nouns ... See more keywords