Journal article
The somatotopy of speech: Phonation and articulation in the human motor cortex
Abstract
A sizable literature on the neuroimaging of speech production has reliably shown activations in the orofacial region of the primary motor cortex. These activations have invariably been interpreted as reflecting "mouth" functioning and thus articulation. We used functional magnetic resonance imaging to compare an overt speech task with tongue movement, lip movement, and vowel phonation. The results showed that the strongest motor activation for …
Authors
Brown S; Laird AR; Pfordresher PQ; Thelen SM; Turkeltaub P; Liotti M
Journal
Brain and Cognition, Vol. 70, No. 1, pp. 31–41
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
June 2009
DOI
10.1016/j.bandc.2008.12.006
ISSN
0278-2626