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Li M, Izumoto M, Wang Y, Kato Y, Iwatani Y, Hirata I, Mizuno Y, Tachibana M, Mohri I, Kagitani-Shimono K. Altered white matter connectivity of ventral language networks in autism spectrum disorder: An automated fiber quantification analysis with multi-site datasets. Neuroimage 2024; 297:120731. [PMID: 39002786 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2024.120731] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2024] [Revised: 06/28/2024] [Accepted: 07/11/2024] [Indexed: 07/15/2024] Open
Abstract
Comprehension and pragmatic deficits are prevalent in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and are potentially linked to altered connectivity in the ventral language networks. However, previous magnetic resonance imaging studies have not sufficiently explored the microstructural abnormalities in the ventral fiber tracts underlying comprehension dysfunction in ASD. Additionally, the precise locations of white matter (WM) changes in the long tracts of patients with ASD remain poorly understood. In the current study, we applied the automated fiber-tract quantification (AFQ) method to investigate the fine-grained WM properties of the ventral language pathway and their relationships with comprehension and symptom manifestation in ASD. The analysis included diffusion/T1 weighted imaging data of 83 individuals with ASD and 83 age-matched typically developing (TD) controls. Case-control comparisons were performed on the diffusion metrics of the ventral tracts at both the global and point-wise levels. We also explored correlations between diffusion metrics, comprehension performance, and ASD traits, and conducted subgroup analyses based on age range to examine developmental moderating effects. Individuals with ASD exhibited remarkable hypoconnectivity in the ventral tracts, particularly in the temporal portions of the left inferior longitudinal fasciculus (ILF) and the inferior fronto-occipital fasciculus (IFOF). These WM abnormalities were associated with poor comprehension and more severe ASD symptoms. Furthermore, WM alterations in the ventral tract and their correlation with comprehension dysfunction were more prominent in younger children with ASD than in adolescents. These findings indicate that WM disruptions in the temporal portions of the left ILF/IFOF are most notable in ASD, potentially constituting the core neurological underpinnings of comprehension and communication deficits in autism. Moreover, impaired WM connectivity and comprehension ability in patients with ASD appear to improve with age.
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- Min Li
- Osaka University, Department of Child Development, United Graduate School of Child Development, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Osaka University, Department of Child Development, United Graduate School of Child Development, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Osaka University, Department of Child Development, United Graduate School of Child Development, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Osaka University, Department of Child Development, United Graduate School of Child Development, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Osaka University, Department of Child Development, United Graduate School of Child Development, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Osaka University, Department of Child Development, United Graduate School of Child Development, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Research Center for Child Mental Development, University of Fukui, Fukui, Japan
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- Osaka University, Department of Child Development, United Graduate School of Child Development, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Osaka University, Department of Child Development, United Graduate School of Child Development, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Osaka University, Department of Child Development, United Graduate School of Child Development, Suita, Osaka, Japan.
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Castro-Laguardia AM, Ontivero-Ortega M, Morato C, Lucas I, Vila J, Bobes León MA, Muñoz PG. Familiarity Processing through Faces and Names: Insights from Multivoxel Pattern Analysis. Brain Sci 2023; 14:39. [PMID: 38248254 PMCID: PMC10813351 DOI: 10.3390/brainsci14010039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2023] [Revised: 12/24/2023] [Accepted: 12/29/2023] [Indexed: 01/23/2024] Open
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The way our brain processes personal familiarity is still debatable. We used searchlight multivoxel pattern analysis (MVPA) to identify areas where local fMRI patterns could contribute to familiarity detection for both faces and name categories. Significantly, we identified cortical areas in frontal, temporal, cingulate, and insular areas, where it is possible to accurately cross-classify familiar stimuli from one category using a classifier trained with the stimulus from the other (i.e., abstract familiarity) based on local fMRI patterns. We also discovered several areas in the fusiform gyrus, frontal, and temporal regions-primarily lateralized to the right hemisphere-supporting the classification of familiar faces but failing to do so for names. Also, responses to familiar names (compared to unfamiliar names) consistently showed less activation strength than responses to familiar faces (compared to unfamiliar faces). The results evinced a set of abstract familiarity areas (independent of the stimulus type) and regions specifically related only to face familiarity, contributing to recognizing familiar individuals.
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- Ana Maria Castro-Laguardia
- Department of Cognitive and Social Neuroscience, Cuban Center for Neurosciences (CNEURO), Rotonda La Muñeca, 15202 Avenida 25, La Habana 11600, Cuba; (A.M.C.-L.)
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- Department of Cognitive and Social Neuroscience, Cuban Center for Neurosciences (CNEURO), Rotonda La Muñeca, 15202 Avenida 25, La Habana 11600, Cuba; (A.M.C.-L.)
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- Mind, Brain and Behavior Research Center (CIMCYC), University of Granada (UGR), Avda. del Hospicio, s/n P.C., 18010 Granada, Spain (J.V.)
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- Mind, Brain and Behavior Research Center (CIMCYC), University of Granada (UGR), Avda. del Hospicio, s/n P.C., 18010 Granada, Spain (J.V.)
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- Mind, Brain and Behavior Research Center (CIMCYC), University of Granada (UGR), Avda. del Hospicio, s/n P.C., 18010 Granada, Spain (J.V.)
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- Department of Cognitive and Social Neuroscience, Cuban Center for Neurosciences (CNEURO), Rotonda La Muñeca, 15202 Avenida 25, La Habana 11600, Cuba; (A.M.C.-L.)
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- Mind, Brain and Behavior Research Center (CIMCYC), University of Granada (UGR), Avda. del Hospicio, s/n P.C., 18010 Granada, Spain (J.V.)
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The Processing Differences between Chinese Proper Nouns and Common Nouns in the Left and Right Hemispheres of the Brain. Brain Sci 2023; 13:brainsci13030424. [PMID: 36979234 PMCID: PMC10046069 DOI: 10.3390/brainsci13030424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2022] [Revised: 02/21/2023] [Accepted: 02/26/2023] [Indexed: 03/05/2023] Open
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In this study, we investigated whether there were differences between the processing of Chinese proper nouns and common nouns in the left and that in the right hemispheres of the brain by using a visual half-field technique. The experimental materials included four types of proper nouns (people’s names, landmark names, country names, and brand names), four types of common nouns (animals, fruits and vegetables, tools, and abstract nouns), and pseudowords. Participants were asked to judge whether target words that had been quickly presented in their left or right visual field were meaningful words. The results showed that there was a distinction between the processing of the two types of words in the left and right hemispheres. There was no significant difference in the processing of the two types of nouns in the right hemisphere, but the left hemisphere processed common nouns more effectively than proper nouns. Furthermore, the processing difference of proper nouns between the two hemispheres was less than that of common nouns, suggesting that proper nouns have a smaller lateralization effect than common nouns.
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Desai RH, Tadimeti U, Riccardi N. Proper and common names in the semantic system. Brain Struct Funct 2023; 228:239-254. [PMID: 36372812 PMCID: PMC10171918 DOI: 10.1007/s00429-022-02593-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2022] [Accepted: 10/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Proper names are an important part of language and communication. They are thought to have a special status due to their neuropsychological and psycholinguistic profile. To what extent proper names rely on the same semantic system as common names is not clear. In an fMRI study, we presented the same group of participants with both proper and common names to compare the associated activations. Both person and place names, as well as personally familiar and famous names were used, and compared with words representing concrete and abstract concepts. A whole-brain analysis was followed by a detailed analysis of subdivisions of four regions of interest known to play a central role in the semantic system: angular gyrus, anterior temporal lobe, posterior cingulate complex, and medial temporal lobe. We found that most subdivisions within these regions bilaterally were activated by both proper names and common names. The bilateral perirhinal and right entorhinal cortex showed a response specific to proper names, suggesting an item-specific role in retrieving person and place related information. While activation to person and place names overlapped greatly, place names were differentiated by activating areas associated with spatial memory and navigation. Person names showed greater right hemisphere involvement compared to places, suggesting a wider range of associations. Personally familiar names showed stronger activation bilaterally compared to famous names, indicating representations that are enhanced by autobiographic and episodic details. Both proper and common names are processed in the wider semantic system that contains associative, episodic, and spatial components. Processing of proper names is characterized by a somewhat stronger involvement these components, rather than by a fundamentally different system.
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- Rutvik H Desai
- Department of Psychology, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, 29201, USA.
- Institute for Mind and Brain, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, 29201, USA.
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- Department of Psychology, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, 29201, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, 29201, USA
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Does the character-based dimension of stories impact narrative processing? An event-related potentials (ERPs) study. Cogn Process 2022; 23:255-267. [PMID: 35048215 DOI: 10.1007/s10339-021-01070-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2021] [Accepted: 11/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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This event-related potentials (ERPs) study investigated online processes of integration of information relating to characters in narrative comprehension. The final sample included twenty-nine participants who read short third-person stories in which the plausibility of the characters' actions was manipulated. Stories were administered in three conditions: a character-based congruent condition including a target word that was consistent with the character's job; a character-based incongruent condition with a target word inconsistent with the character's job; a character-based neutral condition, narrating the action of a character presented by his/her proper name without information about his/her job. Results comparing the ERPs elicited by the experimental conditions revealed a greater negative amplitude of the N400 in the right temporal regions in response to the character-based incongruent compared to the character-based congruent narratives. This finding shows that implicit background character-based information affects the N400, with readers rapidly using this information to comprehend narratives.
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Semenza C. Proper names and personal identity. HANDBOOK OF CLINICAL NEUROLOGY 2022; 187:287-302. [PMID: 35964978 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-823493-8.00008-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The present chapter reviews the body of knowledge acquired so far about the role of the temporal lobe in representing and processing proper names and individual identity information. This body of knowledge has been collected with the contribution of several methodologies, including neuroimaging, electrophysiological techniques, and, critically, clinical observations. All this evidence converges in showing that proper names and related information are processed in at least partially independent neural networks mainly placed in the anterior areas of the left temporal lobe. A description of the properties distinguishing proper names from common names is provided. These properties, it will be claimed, made a different anatomical organization necessary and, possibly, determined the evolution of the brain to support this advantageous distinction in meeting environmental demands.
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- Carlo Semenza
- Department of Neuroscience, Padova Neuroscience Center, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
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Tennant VR, Harrison TM, Adams JN, La Joie R, Winer JR, Jagust WJ. Fusiform Gyrus Phospho-Tau is Associated with Failure of Proper Name Retrieval in Aging. Ann Neurol 2021; 90:988-993. [PMID: 34590340 DOI: 10.1002/ana.26237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2021] [Revised: 09/01/2021] [Accepted: 09/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Difficulty retrieving proper names is common in older adults, coinciding with the accumulation of aggregated proteins in mid-life. We investigated the ability of healthy older adults to retrieve the names of famous faces in relation to positron emission tomography measurements of amyloid-β plaques and tau neurofibrillary tangles. More tau in the left fusiform and parahippocampal gyrus was related to reduced proper name retrieval performance and this effect was potentiated by amyloid-β. These findings provide an explanation for a common complaint of older adults and link proper name retrieval to neural systems involved in face perception, memory, and naming. ANN NEUROL 2021;90:988-993.
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- Victoria R Tennant
- Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
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- Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
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- Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
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- Memory and Aging Center, Department of Neurology, Weill Institute for Neurosciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
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- Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
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- Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA.,Molecular Biophysics and Integrated Bioimaging Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA
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Shekari E, Goudarzi S, Shahriari E, Joghataei MT. Extreme capsule is a bottleneck for ventral pathway. IBRO Neurosci Rep 2021; 10:42-50. [PMID: 33861816 PMCID: PMC8019950 DOI: 10.1016/j.ibneur.2020.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2020] [Accepted: 11/30/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
Abstract
As neuroscience literature suggests, extreme capsule is considered a whiter matter tract. Nevertheless, it is not clear whether extreme capsule itself is an association fiber pathway or only a bottleneck for other association fibers to pass. Via our review, investigating anatomical position, connectivity and cognitive role of the bundles in extreme capsule, and by analyzing data from the dissection, it can be argued that extreme capsule is probably a bottleneck for the passage of uncinated fasciculus (UF) and inferior fronto-occipital fasciculus (IFOF), and these fasciculi are responsible for the respective roles in language processing.
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- Ehsan Shekari
- Department of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Iran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Iran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran
- Corresponding author.
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