Presentation 2004/7/2
An fMRI study of brain activation during comprehension of passive sentences in Japanese and English
Satoru YOKOYAMA, Shin-ya UCHIDA, Kazuki IWATA, Jong-ho KIM, Hyongjeong JEONG, Hideyuki OKAMOTO, Jobu WATANABE, Yuko SASSA, Naoki MIURA, Yuko AKITSUKI, Naho IKUTA, Riera JORGE, Xiaohong WAN, Wataru NAKAMURA, Kaoru HORIE, Kei YOSHIMOTO, Shigeru SATO, Ryuta KAWASHIMA,
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Abstract(in English) We carried out an fMRI study to investigate whether the same brain regions are involved in processing first and second languages. Twenty-eight right-handed native speakers of Japanese participated in this study. Subjects were instructed to read active and passive sentences in Japanese and English and to judge the plausibility of the sentence. As a result, we found that both similarites and differences between Japanese and English in terms of the regions involved in the processing of passive sentences. These results suggest that the processing of a second language exhibits both similarities and differences as contrasted with that of a first language.
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Keyword(in English) Passive sentence / Functional brain imaging / Language processing / Second language
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Title (in English) An fMRI study of brain activation during comprehension of passive sentences in Japanese and English
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Keyword(1) Passive sentence
Keyword(2) Functional brain imaging
Keyword(3) Language processing
Keyword(4) Second language
1st Author's Name Satoru YOKOYAMA
1st Author's Affiliation Graduate School of International Cultural Studies, Tohoku University:Graduate School of Arts and Letters, Tohoku University:NICHe, Tohoku University:Graduate School of Engeneer, Tohoku University:IDAC, Tohoku University:Graduate school of Medicine,Tohoku University:LBC Research Center, Tohoku University()
2nd Author's Name Shin-ya UCHIDA
2nd Author's Affiliation Graduate School of International Cultural Studies, Tohoku University:Graduate School of Arts and Letters, Tohoku University:NICHe, Tohoku University:Graduate School of Engeneer, Tohoku University:IDAC, Tohoku University:Graduate school of Medicine,Tohoku University:LBC Research Center, Tohoku University
3rd Author's Name Kazuki IWATA
3rd Author's Affiliation Graduate School of International Cultural Studies, Tohoku University:Graduate School of Arts and Letters, Tohoku University:NICHe, Tohoku University:Graduate School of Engeneer, Tohoku University:IDAC, Tohoku University:Graduate school of Medicine,Tohoku University:LBC Research Center, Tohoku University
4th Author's Name Jong-ho KIM
4th Author's Affiliation Graduate School of International Cultural Studies, Tohoku University:Graduate School of Arts and Letters, Tohoku University:NICHe, Tohoku University:Graduate School of Engeneer, Tohoku University:IDAC, Tohoku University:Graduate school of Medicine,Tohoku University:LBC Research Center, Tohoku University
5th Author's Name Hyongjeong JEONG
5th Author's Affiliation Graduate School of International Cultural Studies, Tohoku University:Graduate School of Arts and Letters, Tohoku University:NICHe, Tohoku University:Graduate School of Engeneer, Tohoku University:IDAC, Tohoku University:Graduate school of Medicine,Tohoku University:LBC Research Center, Tohoku University
6th Author's Name Hideyuki OKAMOTO
6th Author's Affiliation Graduate School of International Cultural Studies, Tohoku University:Graduate School of Arts and Letters, Tohoku University:NICHe, Tohoku University:Graduate School of Engeneer, Tohoku University:IDAC, Tohoku University:Graduate school of Medicine,Tohoku University:LBC Research Center, Tohoku University
7th Author's Name Jobu WATANABE
7th Author's Affiliation Graduate School of International Cultural Studies, Tohoku University:Graduate School of Arts and Letters, Tohoku University:NICHe, Tohoku University:Graduate School of Engeneer, Tohoku University:IDAC, Tohoku University:Graduate school of Medicine,Tohoku University:LBC Research Center, Tohoku University
8th Author's Name Yuko SASSA
8th Author's Affiliation Graduate School of International Cultural Studies, Tohoku University:Graduate School of Arts and Letters, Tohoku University:NICHe, Tohoku University:Graduate School of Engeneer, Tohoku University:IDAC, Tohoku University:Graduate school of Medicine,Tohoku University:LBC Research Center, Tohoku University
9th Author's Name Naoki MIURA
9th Author's Affiliation Graduate School of International Cultural Studies, Tohoku University:Graduate School of Arts and Letters, Tohoku University:NICHe, Tohoku University:Graduate School of Engeneer, Tohoku University:IDAC, Tohoku University:Graduate school of Medicine,Tohoku University:LBC Research Center, Tohoku University
10th Author's Name Yuko AKITSUKI
10th Author's Affiliation Graduate School of International Cultural Studies, Tohoku University:Graduate School of Arts and Letters, Tohoku University:NICHe, Tohoku University:Graduate School of Engeneer, Tohoku University:IDAC, Tohoku University:Graduate school of Medicine,Tohoku University:LBC Research Center, Tohoku University
11th Author's Name Naho IKUTA
11th Author's Affiliation Graduate School of International Cultural Studies, Tohoku University:Graduate School of Arts and Letters, Tohoku University:NICHe, Tohoku University:Graduate School of Engeneer, Tohoku University:IDAC, Tohoku University:Graduate school of Medicine,Tohoku University:LBC Research Center, Tohoku University
12th Author's Name Riera JORGE
12th Author's Affiliation Graduate School of International Cultural Studies, Tohoku University:Graduate School of Arts and Letters, Tohoku University:NICHe, Tohoku University:Graduate School of Engeneer, Tohoku University:IDAC, Tohoku University:Graduate school of Medicine,Tohoku University:LBC Research Center, Tohoku University
13th Author's Name Xiaohong WAN
13th Author's Affiliation Graduate School of International Cultural Studies, Tohoku University:Graduate School of Arts and Letters, Tohoku University:NICHe, Tohoku University:Graduate School of Engeneer, Tohoku University:IDAC, Tohoku University:Graduate school of Medicine,Tohoku University:LBC Research Center, Tohoku University
14th Author's Name Wataru NAKAMURA
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15th Author's Name Kaoru HORIE
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16th Author's Name Kei YOSHIMOTO
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17th Author's Name Shigeru SATO
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18th Author's Name Ryuta KAWASHIMA
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Date 2004/7/2
Paper # TL2004-5
Volume (vol) vol.104
Number (no) 170
Page pp.pp.-
#Pages 6
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