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Where is the visual word form area (VWFA) located?
Where is the visual word form area (VWFA) located?
- In the right ventral occipito-temporal cortex
- In the left ventral occipito-temporal cortex (correct)
- In the frontal lobe
- In the parietal lobe
What type of letter strings activate the VWFA?
What type of letter strings activate the VWFA?
- Random letters
- Letters from any language
- Only acceptable letter strings in the language (correct)
- Only existing words
Where does the processing of visual words start?
Where does the processing of visual words start?
- In the left occipito-temporal region
- In the right occipito-temporal region
- In both occipital poles and shifts to the left occipito-temporal region (correct)
- In the frontal lobe
What does the VWFA code?
What does the VWFA code?
What do cognitive models predict about reading?
What do cognitive models predict about reading?
What do brain regions sensitive to lexical status and regularity correspond to?
What do brain regions sensitive to lexical status and regularity correspond to?
Who conducted a meta-analysis of 36 neuroimaging studies of reading?
Who conducted a meta-analysis of 36 neuroimaging studies of reading?
Where does the VWFA receive input from?
Where does the VWFA receive input from?
What happens when a real word is repeated?
What happens when a real word is repeated?
What do peaks of activity in a specific brain region indicate?
What do peaks of activity in a specific brain region indicate?
Study Notes
- The visual word form area (VWFA) is located in the left ventral occipito-temporal cortex.
- It is activated specifically by letter strings acceptable in the language and existing words.
- Processing of visual words starts in both occipital poles and shifts to the left occipito-temporal region.
- VWFA codes repetition suppression and contains neuron populations that code a familiar word.
- Cognitive models predict brain regions involved in reading.
- Brain regions sensitive to lexical status and regularity correspond to the model's components.
- Taylor et al. (2012) conducted a meta-analysis of 36 neuroimaging studies of reading.
- The VWFA receives input from both the left and right visual cortex.
- Repetition of a real word leads to all-or-none repetition suppression.
- Peaks of activity in a specific brain region indicate heightened cognitive effort and engagement in processing the stimulus.
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How well do you understand the brain's processes involved in reading? Test your knowledge with this quiz on the visual word form area (VWFA). Learn about the location and function of the VWFA, how it codes repetition suppression and familiar words, and how cognitive models predict brain regions involved in reading. Take this quiz to see how much you know about the brain's response to visual words and its sensitivity to lexical status and regularity.
