TY - JOUR
T1 - Case mixing and the right parietal cortex: Evidence from rTMS
AU - Braet, Wouter
AU - Humphreys, Glyn
PY - 2006/1/1
Y1 - 2006/1/1
N2 - We investigated the necessary role of the right parietal lobe in visual word recognition using transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). TMS was applied to the right posterior parietal lobe and to a control area as participants read aloud words presented either in lower case or in mIxEd-cAsE. The words were presented either with unlimited duration and high contrast (Experiment 1), or with brief presentation and low-contrast (Experiments 2 and 3). In all three experiments, TMS over the parietal area disrupted reading, and in Experiments 2 and 3 this effect was most pronounced for mIxEd-cAsE words. This suggests that the right parietal lobe mediates the recognition of words in unfamiliar formats.
AB - We investigated the necessary role of the right parietal lobe in visual word recognition using transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). TMS was applied to the right posterior parietal lobe and to a control area as participants read aloud words presented either in lower case or in mIxEd-cAsE. The words were presented either with unlimited duration and high contrast (Experiment 1), or with brief presentation and low-contrast (Experiments 2 and 3). In all three experiments, TMS over the parietal area disrupted reading, and in Experiments 2 and 3 this effect was most pronounced for mIxEd-cAsE words. This suggests that the right parietal lobe mediates the recognition of words in unfamiliar formats.
KW - transcranial magnetic stimulation
KW - word recognition
KW - parietal lobe
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=28644449926&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s00221-005-0085-z
DO - 10.1007/s00221-005-0085-z
M3 - Article
C2 - 16078022
SN - 1432-1106
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VL - 168
SP - 265
EP - 271
JO - Experimental Brain Research
JF - Experimental Brain Research
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