Your verbal questions beginning with 'what' will rapidly deactivate the left prefrontal cortex of listeners

Abstract The left prefrontal cortex is essential for verbal communication. It remains uncertain at what timing, to what extent, and what type of phrase initiates left-hemispheric dominant prefrontal activation during comprehension of spoken sentences. We clarified this issue by measuring event-relat...

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Autores principales: Hirotaka Iwaki, Masaki Sonoda, Shin-ichiro Osawa, Brian H. Silverstein, Takumi Mitsuhashi, Kazushi Ukishiro, Yutaro Takayama, Toshimune Kambara, Kazuo Kakinuma, Kyoko Suzuki, Teiji Tominaga, Nobukazu Nakasato, Masaki Iwasaki, Eishi Asano
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:d4625b80f725454f89eeee72a2096d292021-12-02T13:19:28ZYour verbal questions beginning with 'what' will rapidly deactivate the left prefrontal cortex of listeners10.1038/s41598-021-84610-12045-2322https://doaj.org/article/d4625b80f725454f89eeee72a2096d292021-03-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-84610-1https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract The left prefrontal cortex is essential for verbal communication. It remains uncertain at what timing, to what extent, and what type of phrase initiates left-hemispheric dominant prefrontal activation during comprehension of spoken sentences. We clarified this issue by measuring event-related high-gamma activity during a task to respond to three-phrase questions configured in different orders. Questions beginning with a wh-interrogative deactivated the left posterior prefrontal cortex right after the 1st phrase offset and the anterior prefrontal cortex after the 2nd phrase offset. Left prefrontal high-gamma activity augmented subsequently and maximized around the 3rd phrase offset. Conversely, questions starting with a concrete phrase deactivated the right orbitofrontal region and then activated the left posterior prefrontal cortex after the 1st phrase offset. Regardless of sentence types, high-gamma activity emerged earlier, by one phrase, in the left posterior prefrontal than anterior prefrontal region. Sentences beginning with a wh-interrogative may initially deactivate the left prefrontal cortex to prioritize the bottom-up processing of upcoming auditory information. A concrete phrase may obliterate the inhibitory function of the right orbitofrontal region and facilitate top-down lexical prediction by the left prefrontal cortex. The left anterior prefrontal regions may be recruited for semantic integration of multiple concrete phrases.Hirotaka IwakiMasaki SonodaShin-ichiro OsawaBrian H. SilversteinTakumi MitsuhashiKazushi UkishiroYutaro TakayamaToshimune KambaraKazuo KakinumaKyoko SuzukiTeiji TominagaNobukazu NakasatoMasaki IwasakiEishi AsanoNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2021)
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Hirotaka Iwaki
Masaki Sonoda
Shin-ichiro Osawa
Brian H. Silverstein
Takumi Mitsuhashi
Kazushi Ukishiro
Yutaro Takayama
Toshimune Kambara
Kazuo Kakinuma
Kyoko Suzuki
Teiji Tominaga
Nobukazu Nakasato
Masaki Iwasaki
Eishi Asano
Your verbal questions beginning with 'what' will rapidly deactivate the left prefrontal cortex of listeners
description Abstract The left prefrontal cortex is essential for verbal communication. It remains uncertain at what timing, to what extent, and what type of phrase initiates left-hemispheric dominant prefrontal activation during comprehension of spoken sentences. We clarified this issue by measuring event-related high-gamma activity during a task to respond to three-phrase questions configured in different orders. Questions beginning with a wh-interrogative deactivated the left posterior prefrontal cortex right after the 1st phrase offset and the anterior prefrontal cortex after the 2nd phrase offset. Left prefrontal high-gamma activity augmented subsequently and maximized around the 3rd phrase offset. Conversely, questions starting with a concrete phrase deactivated the right orbitofrontal region and then activated the left posterior prefrontal cortex after the 1st phrase offset. Regardless of sentence types, high-gamma activity emerged earlier, by one phrase, in the left posterior prefrontal than anterior prefrontal region. Sentences beginning with a wh-interrogative may initially deactivate the left prefrontal cortex to prioritize the bottom-up processing of upcoming auditory information. A concrete phrase may obliterate the inhibitory function of the right orbitofrontal region and facilitate top-down lexical prediction by the left prefrontal cortex. The left anterior prefrontal regions may be recruited for semantic integration of multiple concrete phrases.
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author Hirotaka Iwaki
Masaki Sonoda
Shin-ichiro Osawa
Brian H. Silverstein
Takumi Mitsuhashi
Kazushi Ukishiro
Yutaro Takayama
Toshimune Kambara
Kazuo Kakinuma
Kyoko Suzuki
Teiji Tominaga
Nobukazu Nakasato
Masaki Iwasaki
Eishi Asano
author_facet Hirotaka Iwaki
Masaki Sonoda
Shin-ichiro Osawa
Brian H. Silverstein
Takumi Mitsuhashi
Kazushi Ukishiro
Yutaro Takayama
Toshimune Kambara
Kazuo Kakinuma
Kyoko Suzuki
Teiji Tominaga
Nobukazu Nakasato
Masaki Iwasaki
Eishi Asano
author_sort Hirotaka Iwaki
title Your verbal questions beginning with 'what' will rapidly deactivate the left prefrontal cortex of listeners
title_short Your verbal questions beginning with 'what' will rapidly deactivate the left prefrontal cortex of listeners
title_full Your verbal questions beginning with 'what' will rapidly deactivate the left prefrontal cortex of listeners
title_fullStr Your verbal questions beginning with 'what' will rapidly deactivate the left prefrontal cortex of listeners
title_full_unstemmed Your verbal questions beginning with 'what' will rapidly deactivate the left prefrontal cortex of listeners
title_sort your verbal questions beginning with 'what' will rapidly deactivate the left prefrontal cortex of listeners
publisher Nature Portfolio
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url https://doaj.org/article/d4625b80f725454f89eeee72a2096d29
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