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Functional MRI Study on perceptual processing of Korean words, Hangul by Korean native speakers

The Korean Journal of Cognitive and Biological Psychology / The Korean Journal of Cognitive and Biological Psychology, (P)1226-9654; (E)2733-466X
2004, v.16 no.3, pp.353-364


& (2004). Functional MRI Study on perceptual processing of Korean words, Hangul by Korean native speakers. The Korean Journal of Cognitive and Biological Psychology, 16(3), 353-364.

Abstract

Even though the Korean words, Hangul, are characterized as phonemes like other alphabetic languages, their shape resembles more morphemes like Chinese characters. The main purpose of the study is to explore the neural mechanisms of reading Hangul and alphabetic (english) words by Korean native speaker using functional magnetic resonance imaging technique. In the results of our study, the activation pattern of reading english words looked similar to those with other previous studies. The activation pattern of reading Hangul is underlying similar mechanisms with those of english words at the general level. The significanlty different activation was indicated in the BA 8 of the frontal lobe. This area is known to be relevant with nonverbal higher order control or speicific visuospatial analysis and we suggest that the recognition of specific surface form of Hangul might be related with this activation.

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Hangul, fMRI, Attention, BA 8 area, Hangul, fMRI, Attention, BA 8 area, 한글, 뇌영상기법, 주의, BA8영역

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