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Right hemisphere participation in reading.

N Hutner1, J Liederman

  • 1Boston University, MA.

Brain and Language
|November 1, 1991
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Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Psycholinguistics

Background:

  • Skilled reading involves complex interhemispheric interactions.
  • The left hemisphere may regulate reading by modulating right hemisphere activity.
  • Understanding right hemisphere semantic processing requires examining its inhibition/disinhibition.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate if right hemisphere semantic processing is enhanced when disinhibited.
  • To explore the role of left hemisphere "occupation" in modulating right hemisphere function during reading.
  • To test the hypothesis that right hemisphere processes are disinhibited when the left hemisphere is engaged in a concurrent memory task.

Main Methods:

  • Right-handed undergraduates performed concurrent lateralized semantic/rhyme tasks and a verbal memory task.

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  • Behavioral data were analyzed to assess interhemispheric interaction during lexical processing.
  • Subjects were divided based on evidence of left hemisphere dominance in single-task conditions.

    • Main Results:

    • A subgroup showed evidence of right hemisphere inhibition during single-task lexical processing.
    • This subgroup demonstrated significant disinhibition of right hemisphere function in the dual-task semantic condition.
    • A strong correlation was found between left hemisphere dominance (single-task) and right hemisphere disinhibition (dual-task).

    Conclusions:

    • Right hemisphere contribution to lexical semantics is greatest when it is disinhibited.
    • Left hemisphere engagement can lead to the disinhibition of right hemisphere reading processes.
    • Interhemispheric modulation is crucial for efficient lexical semantic processing.