Working Memory and Word Processing in Illiterate Subjects: An FMRI Study

The significant differences in parietal lobe, Precuneus and POJ implicates that the association of information from these areas is impaired in the illiterate subjects. [...]the significant correlation between digit span and activation of the POJ suggests that this area also plays in verbal working m...

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Published inNeuroImage (Orlando, Fla.) Vol. 47; p. S118
Main Authors Lee, JY, Gu, BM, Kim, LS, Youn, JH, Lee, JH, Yoo, SY, Kang, DH, Kim, SJ, Choi, CH, Kwon, JS
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Amsterdam Elsevier Inc 01.07.2009
Elsevier Limited
Subjects
Illiteracy
Literacy
Memory
Visual task performance
Word processing
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Summary:The significant differences in parietal lobe, Precuneus and POJ implicates that the association of information from these areas is impaired in the illiterate subjects. [...]the significant correlation between digit span and activation of the POJ suggests that this area also plays in verbal working memory.
ISSN:1053-8119
1095-9572
DOI:10.1016/S1053-8119(09)71096-1