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We present neuropsychological and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) evidence with normal readers, that the effects of case mixing and contrast reduction on word identification are qualitatively different. Lesions and TMS applied to the right parietal lobe selectively disrupted the identification of mixed relative to single-case stimuli. Bilateral lesions and TMS applied to the occipital cortex selectively disrupted the identification of low-contrast words. These data suggest that different visual distortions (case mixing, contrast reduction) exert different effects on reading, modulated by contrasting brain regions. Case mixing is a "special" distortion and involves the recruitment of processes that are functionally distinct, and dependent on different regions in the brain, from those required to deal with contrast reduction.

Original publication

DOI

10.1162/jocn.2006.18.10.1666

Type

Journal article

Journal

J Cogn Neurosci

Publication Date

10/2006

Volume

18

Pages

1666 - 1675

Keywords

Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Functional Laterality, Humans, Language, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Neuropsychological Tests, Occipital Lobe, Parietal Lobe, Psycholinguistics, Psychomotor Performance, Reaction Time, Reading, Recognition, Psychology, Stroke, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, Visual Fields