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Functional mapping of word recognition systems in the human brain

Reference	S04988
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Professor Anna Nobre
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors	Professor Susan Iversen
Institution	University of Oxford
Department	Experimental Psychology
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	78,646
Status	Completed
Type	Research Grant
Start date	01/10/1995
End date	01/10/1997
Duration	24 months

Abstract

The study aims to visualise the neural systems which represent meanings of words in the human brain. Established behavioural paradigms are combined with non-invasive brain imaging toward a dynamic model of the neural basis of word recognition. Functional magnetic resonance imaging, which images cerebral metabolism using inherent brain properties, would unveil the brain regions involved. Event-related potentials (ERPs), which measure brain electrical activity with millisecond fidelity, would reveal the timing of the cognitive processes and the relative timing of activity in the brain regions. The results should be of interest to basic neuroscience and psycholinguistics. The research may also contribute important knowledge and methods toward the understanding and treatment of language deficits that result from brain injury.

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Committee	Closed Committee - Animal Sciences (AS)
Research Topics	X – not assigned to a current Research Topic
Research Priority	X – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative	X - not in an Initiative
Funding Scheme	X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme

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