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Language aptitude is related to the anatomy of the transverse temporal gyri

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Τίτλος: Language aptitude is related to the anatomy of the transverse temporal gyri
Συγγραφείς: Ramoser, Carmen, Fischer, Aileen, Caspers, Johanneke, Schiller, Niels O., Golestani, Narly, Kepinska, Olga
Πηγή: http://lobid.org/resources/99370670575906441#!, 230(1):14.
Έτος έκδοσης: 2024
Συλλογή: Publisso (ZB MED-Publikationsportal Lebenswissenschaften)
Θεματικοί όροι: Adolescent [MeSH], Auditory cortex morphology, Female [MeSH], Adult [MeSH], Auditory Cortex/anatomy, Language [MeSH], Humans [MeSH], Temporal Lobe/anatomy, Transverse temporal gyrus, Auditory Cortex/physiology [MeSH], Heschl’s gyrus, Temporal Lobe/physiology [MeSH], Auditory Cortex/diagnostic imaging [MeSH], Temporal Lobe/diagnostic imaging [MeSH], Original Article, Magnetic Resonance Imaging [MeSH], Language aptitude, Learning/physiology [MeSH], Male [MeSH], Young Adult [MeSH], Brain Mapping/methods [MeSH], Functional Laterality/physiology [MeSH], Aptitude/physiology [MeSH], Foreign language learning
Περιγραφή: Abstract Why is it that some people seem to learn new languages faster and more easily than others? The present study investigates the neuroanatomical basis of language learning aptitude, with a focus on the multiplication pattern of the transverse temporal gyrus/gyri (TTG/TTGs) of the auditory cortex. The size and multiplication pattern of the first TTG (i.e., Heschl’s gyrus; HG) and of additional posterior TTGs, when present, are highly variable both between brain hemispheres and individuals. Previous work has shown the multiplication pattern of the TTGs to be related to musical and linguistic abilities. Specifically, one study found that high language learning aptitude correlated with more TTGs in the right hemisphere, even though language functions are generally left-lateralized. In this study, we used the recently developed TASH (Toolbox for the Automated Segmentation of Heschl’s Gyrus) and MCAI (Multivariate Concavity Amplitude Index) toolboxes to automatically extract structural (e.g., cortical volume, surface area, thickness) and multiplication pattern measures of the TTGs from 82 MRI scans, and related them to participants’ language aptitude scores. In contrast to previous results, we found that higher language aptitude was related to fewer TTGs in the right hemisphere and to greater surface area of the first right TTG and of the second left TTG. Furthermore, more languages learned in life were associated with higher language learning aptitude, opening up questions about the structure–function relationship of the TTGs and language learning, and about how language aptitude and language learning are related.
Τύπος εγγράφου: article in journal/newspaper
Γλώσσα: English
ISBN: 978-9937-0-6705-8
9937-0-6705-7
Relation: https://repository.publisso.de/resource/frl:6519331; https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11919944/
DOI: 10.1007/s00429-024-02883-4
Διαθεσιμότητα: https://repository.publisso.de/resource/frl:6519331
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00429-024-02883-4
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11919944/
Rights: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Αριθμός Καταχώρησης: edsbas.6E998D72
Βάση Δεδομένων: BASE
Περιγραφή
ISBN:9789937067058
9937067057
DOI:10.1007/s00429-024-02883-4