[The neuromagnetic correlates of language]

T Ortiz-Alonso1, F Maestú, A Fernández-Lucas

  • 1Centro de Magnetoencefalografía Dr Pérez Modrego, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, España. cmeg@rect.ucm.es

Revista De Neurologia
|February 25, 2003
PubMed
Summary

Magnetoencephalography (MEG), a non-invasive brain imaging technique, helps identify language areas in the dominant hemisphere. This aids in understanding language processing and its neurological underpinnings.

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