The time course of idiom processing Export

@article{citeulike:1784712, abstract = {Recent neuropsychological and neurophysiological studies have suggested that the neural correlates of idiom processing are predominantly located in the left Brodmann's area (BA) 22 and, to some extent, in the prefrontal cortex. The present study explores the temporal dynamics of left prefrontal and temporal cortex in idiom processing by using repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) in normal subjects. Forty-five opaque highly familiar idioms and 45 literal sentences were used. Forty-three subjects completed 5 blocks of 18 trials (9 idioms, 9 literal sentences) corresponding to 4 stimulation conditions (left prefrontal, left temporal, vertex, no-stimulation baseline). Each subject was assigned to one of three groups, which differed in the timing of stimulation delivery. A selective impairment in accuracy for idioms was found when rTMS was applied to the prefrontal and temporal cortex 80 ms after picture presentation, confirming the role of these regions in this task. Moreover, rTMS to the prefrontal cortex, but not to the temporal cortex, continued to affect the performance with idiomatic sentences at the later time of 120 ms. The results seem to suggest that the prefrontal region is involved in both the retrieval of the figurative meaning from semantic memory and the monitoring of the response by inhibiting alternative interpretations when a picture-matching task is used.}, author = {Fogliata, A. and Rizzo, S. and Reati, F. and Miniussi, C. and Oliveri, M. and Papagno, C.}, citeulike-article-id = {1784712}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2007.06.009}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0028393207002369}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6T0D-4P2S98B-2/2/5c3a8247336f3ba42a19e79dbea73314}, doi = {10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2007.06.009}, issn = {00283932}, journal = {Neuropsychologia}, keywords = {hemispheric\_asymmetry, idiom}, number = {14}, pages = {3215--3222}, posted-at = {2009-09-21 17:33:49}, priority = {2}, title = {The time course of idiom processing}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2007.06.009}, volume = {45}, year = {2007} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:1784712 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1784712 N2 - Recent neuropsychological and neurophysiological studies have suggested that the neural correlates of idiom processing are predominantly located in the left Brodmann's area (BA) 22 and, to some extent, in the prefrontal cortex. The present study explores the temporal dynamics of left prefrontal and temporal cortex in idiom processing by using repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) in normal subjects. Forty-five opaque highly familiar idioms and 45 literal sentences were used. Forty-three subjects completed 5 blocks of 18 trials (9 idioms, 9 literal sentences) corresponding to 4 stimulation conditions (left prefrontal, left temporal, vertex, no-stimulation baseline). Each subject was assigned to one of three groups, which differed in the timing of stimulation delivery. A selective impairment in accuracy for idioms was found when rTMS was applied to the prefrontal and temporal cortex 80 ms after picture presentation, confirming the role of these regions in this task. Moreover, rTMS to the prefrontal cortex, but not to the temporal cortex, continued to affect the performance with idiomatic sentences at the later time of 120 ms. The results seem to suggest that the prefrontal region is involved in both the retrieval of the figurative meaning from semantic memory and the monitoring of the response by inhibiting alternative interpretations when a picture-matching task is used. IS - 14 JF - Neuropsychologia SN - 00283932 EP - 3222 TI - The time course of idiom processing VL - 45 SP - 3215 KW - hemispheric_asymmetry KW - idiom AU - Fogliata, A AU - Rizzo, S AU - Reati, F AU - Miniussi, C AU - Oliveri, M AU - Papagno, C PY - 2007/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2007.06.009 ER -