A MUCH debated question is whether sex differences exist in the functional organization of
the brain for language 1–4 . A long-held hypothesis posits that language functions are more …

Expertise with unfamiliar objects (‘greebles’) recruits face-selective areas in the fusiform
gyrus (FFA) and occipital lobe (OFA). Here we extend this finding to other homogeneous …

Part of the ventral temporal lobe is thought to be critical for face perception, but what determines
this specialization remains unknown. We present evidence that expertise recruits the …

Background: Converging evidence indicates a functional disruption in the neural systems
for reading in adults with dyslexia. We examined brain activation patterns in dyslexic and …

Learning to read requires an awareness that spoken words can be decomposed into the
phonologic constituents that the alphabetic characters represent. Such phonologic awareness …

Background Recognition of individual faces is an integral part of both interpersonal interactions
and successful functioning within a social group. Therefore, it is of considerable interest …

According to modular models of cortical organization, many areas of the extrastriate cortex
are dedicated to object categories. These models often assume an early processing stage for …

Several brain areas show signal decreases during many different cognitive tasks in functional
imaging studies, including the posterior cingulate cortex (PCC) and a medial frontal region …

BACKGROUND: A range of neurobiological investigations shows a failure of left hemisphere
posterior brain systems to function properly during reading in children and adults with …

BACKGROUND: Disturbed interpersonal relations and emotional dysregulation are fundamental
aspects of borderline personality disorder (BPD). The amygdala plays important roles …