Effect of Word and Syllable Frequency on Activation During Lexical Decision and Reading Aloud

Carreiras, Manuel; Mechelli, Andrea; Price, Cathy J

doi:10.1002/hbm.20236

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Effect of Word and Syllable Frequency on Activation During Lexical Decision and Reading Aloud

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Dec 2006
By Carreiras, Manuel ; Mechelli, Andrea ; Price, Cathy J

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Hum Brain Mapp
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Carreiras, Manuel ; Mechelli, Andrea ; Price, Cathy J
Description:

This functional MRI (fMRI) study investigated the effect of lexical and syllable frequency on visual word processing during lexical decision and reading aloud. Previous research has shown a dissociation of syllable and word frequency effects in Spanish using behavioral and electrophysiological measures, suggesting that sublexical (syllabic) representations are computed and mediate the firing of lexical candidates. Here, we characterize the neuroanatomical basis of these lexical and sublexical manipulations and their dependence on task. During lexical decision, words with low vs. high lexical frequency increased activation in left frontal, anterior cingulate, supplemental motor area (SMA), and pre-SMA regions; while words with high vs. low syllable frequency increased activation in a left anterior inferior temporal region. In contrast, when the words were read aloud those with low vs. high syllable frequency increased activation in the left anterior insula, with no other significant effects. On the basis of the neuroanatomy, we propose that the contrasting effects of syllable frequency during lexical decision and reading aloud reflect two different cognitive processes in visual word processing. Specifically, words with high-frequency syllables may increase lexical competition in the inferior temporal lobe while facilitating articulatory planning in the left anterior insula.
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Adult Analysis Of Variance Brain Mapping Cerebral Cortex Female Humans Image Processing, Computer-Assisted Language Magnetic Resonance Imaging Male Middle Aged Pattern Recognition, Visual Photic Stimulation Reaction Time Reading Speech Perception
Source:

Hum Brain Mapp. 2006; 27(12):963-972.
Document Type:

Journal Article
Funding:

051067/Wellcome Trust/United Kingdom ; BSO2003-01135/Wellcome Trust/United Kingdom ; MN64445/MN/OMHHE CDC HHS/United States ; SEJ2004-07680-C02-02/Wellcome Trust/United Kingdom
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27
Issue:

12
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CDC Public Access
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urn:sha256:4c442bd8b08fd8359f5d50ef3999a622f771e43bb7762c6f109ccb0d627c93c0
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