Observations on regional cerebral blood flow in cortical and subcortical structures during language production in normal man
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Regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) was studied by single photon emission computerized tomography (SPECT) of inhaled xenon-133 in six normal volunteers during various language, articulatory, and control conditions. Language production increased rCBF in predominantly left-sided cortical and subcortical areas. The involved regions were anatomically related to a left frontal area (Broca's), to both caudate nuclei, to a left thalamic/pallidal area, and bilaterally in retrorolandic areas. The failure to demonstrate lateralized retrorolandic activity is thought to reflect the complexity of the tasks.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Brain and Language |
Volume | 25 |
Issue number | 2 |
Pages (from-to) | 224-33 |
Number of pages | 10 |
ISSN | 0093-934X |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jul 1985 |
- Adult, Caudate Nucleus/blood supply, Cerebrovascular Circulation, Female, Frontal Lobe/blood supply, Functional Laterality/physiology, Humans, Language, Male, Memory/physiology, Speech/physiology, Temporal Lobe/blood supply, Thalamus/blood supply, Tomography, Emission-Computed, Xenon Radioisotopes
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