Dynamics of hemispheric activity during metaphor comprehension: Electrophysiological measures

Arzouan, Yossi; Goldstein, Abraham; Faust, Miriam

doi:10.1016/j.neuroimage.2007.02.015

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“…While literal images tend to stimulate general activity in both hemispheres leading to activity exclusively located in the left hemisphere in the final time-window, greater relative activity is observed in the right hemisphere in the case of hybrid metaphors. These finding coincide with those of Arzouan, Goldstein, & Faust (2007b), Pobric, Mashal, Faust, & Lavidor, (2008), Schimdt & Seger (2009) and Lai et al (2015). In the first of these, novel verbal metaphors produced asymmetric activityvolume and current-density between the hemispheres, with greater relative activity in the right hemisphere in comparison with effects produced by literal utterances.…”

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Brain processing of visual metaphors: An electrophysiological study

Ortiz

Murcia

Fernández

2017

Brain and Cognition

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Brain processing of visual metaphors: An electrophysiological study

Ortiz

Murcia

Fernández

2017

Brain and Cognition

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“…Recently, using event-related potentials (N400), Kreher et al [23] and Kuperberg et al [24] found signs of increased spreading activation during semantic memory tasks to be associated with increasing severity of FTD. One of the major electrical sources of the event-related potential N400 is the left temporo-parietal junction (TPJ) [25,26], a region essential for the semantic system [27,28]. …”

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Semantic Network Disconnection in Formal Thought Disorder

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Background: Structural and functional findings in schizophrenic patients with formal thought disorder (FTD) show abnormalities within left-side semantic areas. The present study investigate the network function of the involved brain regions as a function of FTD severity. Methods: We examined a group of 16 schizophrenia patients differing in FTD, but not in overall symptom severity, and 18 matched healthy controls. A passive word reading paradigm was applied during functional MRI (fMRI). A concatenated independent component analysis approach separated the fMRI signal into independent components, and spatial similarity was used to estimate the individual differences in spatial configuration of networks. Results: The semantic network was identified for both groups encompassing structures of the left inferior frontal gyrus, the left angular gyrus and the left middle temporal gyrus. The differences between the semantic networks of patients and controls increased with increasing severity of FTD. This difference was due to a decreasing contribution of the left inferior frontal gyrus (Brodmann area 45 and 47). Conclusion: Severity of FTD was correlated with a disruption of the left semantic network in schizophrenic patients. We suggest that FTD is a consequence of a frontal-parietal/temporal disconnection due to a complex interaction between structural and functional abnormalities within the left semantic network.

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“…The results of their investigations showed the significance of right hemisphere in metaphoric comprehension. Arzouan, Goldstein, and Faust (2007), in a similar study, demonstrated that right hemisphere mechanisms play significant role in understanding metaphoric expressions. However, they believed that brain hemispheres work together in a complex dynamical pattern while figurative and literal comprehension take place.…”

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Relationship Among Brain Hemispheric Dominance, Attitude Towards L1 and L2, Gender, and Learning Suprasegmental Features

Mahmoodi

Zekrati

2016

Indonesian J. Appl. Linguist

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Oral skills are important components of language competence. To have good and acceptable listening and speaking, one must have good pronunciation, which encompasses segmental and suprasegmental features. Despite extensive studies on the role of segmental features and related issues in listening and speaking, there is paucity of research on the role of suprasegmental features in the same domain. Conducting studies which aim at shedding light on the issues related to learning suprasegmental features can help language teachers and learners in the process of teaching/learning English as a foreign language. To this end, this study was designed to investigate the relationship among brain hemispheric dominance, gender, attitudes towards L1 and L2, and learning suprasegmental features in Iranian EFL learners. First, 200 Intermediate EFL learners were selected from different English language teaching institutes in Hamedan and Isfahan, two provinces in Iran, as the sample. Prior to the main stage of the study, Oxford Placement Test (OPT) was used to homogenize the proficiency level of all the participants. Then, the participants were asked to complete the Edinburgh Handedness Questionnaire to determine their dominant hemisphere. They were also required to answer two questionnaires regarding their attitudes towards L1 and L2. Finally, the participants took suprasegmental features test. The results of the independent samples t-tests indicated left-brained language learners' superiority in observing and learning suprasegmental features. It was also found that females are better than males in producing suprasegmental features. Furthermore, the results of Pearson Product Moment Correlations indicated that there is significant relationship between attitude towards L2 and learning suprasegmental features. However, no significant relationship was found between attitude towards L1 and learning English suprasegmental features. The findings of this study can provide English learners, teachers and developers of instructional materials with some theoretical and pedagogical implications which are discussed in the paper.

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Dynamics of hemispheric activity during metaphor comprehension: Electrophysiological measures

Cited by 73 publications

References 46 publications

Brain processing of visual metaphors: An electrophysiological study

Brain processing of visual metaphors: An electrophysiological study

Semantic Network Disconnection in Formal Thought Disorder

Relationship Among Brain Hemispheric Dominance, Attitude Towards L1 and L2, Gender, and Learning Suprasegmental Features

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