{"pk":27092,"title":"Language Modality Affects Responses in Left IFG during Processing ofSemantically Ambiguous Sentences","subtitle":null,"abstract":"Ambiguity resolution requires high-level interpretation processes, at least some of which are subserved by theinferior frontal gyrus (IFG), a region that is susceptible to modulation by task demands. This fMRI study investigates the extentto which ambiguity-related activation in IFG is modulated by the specific cognitive-linguistic demands posed by the modality inwhich a sentence is presented. In the present study, ambiguous sentences and matched unambiguous sentences were presentedin three conditions: listening, reading, and rapid serial visual presentation (RSVP). The RSVP modality elicited strongerambiguity-related haemodynamic responses than the other two modalities, particularly in left anterior IFG. This indicatesthat the RSVP modality cannot be used as a simple substitute for natural reading without taking into account the additionalprocessing resources it requires.","language":"eng","license":{"name":"","short_name":"","text":null,"url":""},"keywords":[],"section":"Posters: Papers","is_remote":true,"remote_url":"https://escholarship.org/uc/item/61t082q2","frozenauthors":[{"first_name":"Lena","middle_name":"M.","last_name":"Blott","name_suffix":"","institution":"University College London","department":""},{"first_name":"Jennifer","middle_name":"M.","last_name":"Rodd","name_suffix":"","institution":"University College London","department":""},{"first_name":"Jane","middle_name":"E.","last_name":"Warren","name_suffix":"","institution":"University College London","department":""}],"date_submitted":null,"date_accepted":null,"date_published":"2017-01-01T18:00:00Z","render_galley":null,"galleys":[{"label":"PDF","type":"pdf","path":"https://journalpub.escholarship.org/cognitivesciencesociety/article/27092/galley/16728/download/"}]}