期刊
NEUROREPORT
卷 18, 期 12, 页码 1215-1219出版社
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/WNR.0b013e32810f2e11
关键词
discourse; neurolinguistics; psycholinguistics; reference tracking; spatial attention
Pronouns are commonly used instead of explicitly repeating a name, and, in many cases, we comprehend language faster when pronouns are used instead of repetitive references. This is surprising because pronouns are often ambiguous, whereas repeated names provide precise reference. We used functional MRI to investigate the neural correlates of this paradoxical preference. Reading repeated names elicited more activation than pronouns in the middle and inferior temporal gyri and intraparietal sulcus. The temporal lobe activation suggests that repeated names but not pronouns evoke multiple representations that have to be integrated. The intraparietal sulcus activation suggests that this integration relies on brain regions used for spatial attention and perceptual integration.
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