Geng Li|Raymond Tak?Fai Cheung|Jia Gao|Tatia M.C. Lee|Li Hai Tan|Peter T. Fox|Clifford R. Jack|E.S. Yang
Cognitive processing in Chinese literate and illiterate subjects: An fMRI study
Hong Kong Jockey Club|Queen Mary Hospital|Chinese University of Hong Kong|University of Hong Kong|Queen Mary Hospital|Chinese University of Hong Kong|University of Hong Kong|The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio|University of Hong Kong|University of Hong Kong|The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio|Imaging Center|Mayo Clinic|Hong Kong Jockey Club|University of Hong Kong
functional magnetic resonance imaging fmri positron emission tomography pet used map brain activation language tasks previous studies compared performance alphabetic literate illiterate subjects data chinesespeaking individuals study used fmri examine effects education neural activation associated silent word recognition silent picturenaming tasks 24 healthy righthanded chinese subjects 12 illiterates 12 literates 30 single chinese characters silent word recognition task 30 meaningful roadsigns silent picturenaming task compared literate illiterate subjects observed educationrelated differences activation patterns left inferiormiddle frontal gyrus sides superior temporal gyrus silent word recognition task bilateral inferiormiddle frontal gyrus left limbic cingulated gyrus silent picturenaming task results indicate patterns neural activation associated language tasks strongly influenced education education appears enhanced cognitive processing efficiency language tasks