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FMRI; syntax; semantics; language comprehension; Broca’s region; Wernicke’s region; inferior
parietal region
Abstract:
In a 2x2 event-related FMRI study we find support for the idea that the inferior frontal cortex, centered on Broca’s region and its homologue, is involved in constructive unification operations during the structure-building process in parsing for comprehension. Tentatively, we provide evidence
for a role of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex centered on BA 9/46 in the control component of the language system. Finally, the left temporo-parietal cortex, in the vicinity of Wernicke’s region, supports the interaction between the
syntax of gender agreement and sentence-level semantics.
