REGIONAL CEREBRAL BLOOD-FLOW IN SIGN LANGUAGE USERS

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作者
SODERFELDT, B
RONNBERG, J
RISBERG, J
机构
[1] LINKOPING UNIV,DEPT EDUC & PSYCHOL,S-58183 LINKOPING,SWEDEN
[2] UNIV LUND HOSP,DEPT PSYCHIAT,S-22185 LUND,SWEDEN
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D O I
10.1006/brln.1994.1004
中图分类号
R36 [病理学]; R76 [耳鼻咽喉科学];
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100104 ; 100213 ;
摘要
Cerebral activation was compared during sign and spoken language comprehension. Nine hearing children of deaf parents were studied and the cerebral activation was measured by recordings of the regional cerebral blood flow. Comprehension of a complex material gave a bilateral activation of posterior temporal regions for both spoken and signed language. It seems that sign language activates the cortex in a way which is very similar to spoken language, when the listener watches the speaker. Cortical areas usually regarded to be important for spatial ability do not show enhanced activation during sign language perception. © 1994 Academic Press, Inc.
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页数:10
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