Elizabeth A. Hirshorn|Yuanning Li|Michael J. Ward|R. Mark Richardson|Julie A. Fiez|Avniel Singh Ghuman
Decoding and disrupting left midfusiform gyrus activity during word reading
University of Pittsburgh|University of Pittsburgh|Neurological Surgery|Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition|Carnegie Mellon University|University of Pittsburgh|Neurological Surgery|University of Pittsburgh|Neurological Surgery|Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition|Carnegie Mellon University|University of Pittsburgh|Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition|Carnegie Mellon University|University of Pittsburgh|Neurological Surgery|Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition|Carnegie Mellon University
significance central issue neurobiology reading debate regarding visual representation words particularly left midfusiform gyrus lmfg direct neural recordings electrical brain stimulation prepostsurgical neuropsychological testing provided strong evidence lmfg supports orthographically specific visual word form system becomes specialized representation orthographic knowledge machine learning elucidated dynamic role lmfg plays early processing stage organized orthographic similarity later stage supporting individuation single words results suggest dynamic shift gistlevel individuated orthographic representation lmfg service visual word recognition