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Lesion locations are associated with cognitive impairment after ischemic stroke in young adults

Introduction: Stroke location is an important determinant of post-stroke cognitive impairment (PSCI). In young adults, a comprehensive map of lesion patterns and their relations to PSCI is lacking. This study aims to identify lesion locations …

Speaking: The Free Book

This book was written as a resource for teaching language production at the Bachelor’s and Master’s level or for initiating trainees on the topic more generally. Some basic knowledge of cognitive psychology and linguistics is assumed. These materials …

Brain areas critical for naming: a systematic review and meta-analysis of lesion-symptom mapping studies

Lesion-symptom mapping (LSM) studies have revealed brain areas critical for naming, typically finding significant associations between damage to left temporal, inferior parietal and inferior fontal regions and impoverished naming performance. …

Voxel-based lesion analysis of brain regions underlying reading and writing

The neural basis of reading and writing has been a source of inquiry as well as controversy in the neuroscience literature. Reading has been associated with both left posterior ventral temporal zones (termed the "visual word form area") as well as …