Functional neuroimaging methods have reached maturity. It is now possible to start to build
the foundations of a physiology of language. The remarkable number of neuroimaging …

In this chapter, we review what has been learned from imaging studies about the brain basis
for writing, and then discuss how integration of the developmental neuropsychological …

A large body of data supports the view that movement plays a crucial role in letter
representation and suggests that handwriting contributes to the visual recognition of letters …

Spelling a word involves the retrieval of information about the word's letters and their order
from long-term memory as well as the maintenance and processing of this information by …

" Writing" is a polysemous word, with many different meanings. It can refer to the process of
tracing letters on a surface, and also to the system of letters (ie, to the abstract set of signs) …

Velocardiofacial syndrome (VCFS) is a congenital anomaly that causes somatic as well as
cognitive and psychiatric impairments. Previous studies have found specific deficits in …

Past neuroimaging studies of writing demonstrate activation foci in several regions of the
posterior parietal cortex (PPC). The present study aimed to dissociate the role of the superior …

Alexia and agraphia are disorders common to the left inferior parietal lobule, including the
angular and supramarginal gyri. However, it is still unclear how these cortical regions …

Good and poor fifth-grade writers differed, after controlling for multiple comparisons, in 42
brain regions on group maps and then individual brain analyses for functional magnetic …

The role of finger writing movements in recognizing Japanese ideographic characters
(Kanji) was investigated using functional magnetic resonance imaging at 3 T. A total of 12 …