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  • Title: The effects of listening comprehension of various genres of literature on response in the linguistic area: an fMRI study.
    Author: Ozawa F, Matsuo K, Kato C, Nakai T, Isoda H, Takehara Y, Moriya T, Sakahara H.
    Journal: Neuroreport; 2000 Apr 27; 11(6):1141-3. PubMed ID: 10817581.
    Abstract:
    Using fMRI at a static magnetic field strength of 1.5T, we investigated how comprehension and humor of sentences would correlate to activation of the language areas in listening comprehension of a native language. Sentences with a high comprehension score augmented activation in the left inferior parietal lobule and posterior part of the left superior temporal gyrus, which may be related to semantic processing. Sentences with a high humor score induced activation in Broca's area, which may be associated with syntactic processing and auditory working memory. Furthermore, sentences with a high humor factor and/or a low comprehension score activated the middle frontal gyrus, which may be attributed to auditory working memory.
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