title: Cortical representation of Persian word production: an fMRI study.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Neural correlates of single word reading with the use of a functional MRI (fMRI) scan have been widely studied in different languages. These study patterns of cortical activation differ in different languages. In this report we used a similar technique to study cortical activation when reading single Persian words.
  
  
  METHODS
  The subjects were comprised of nine healthy right-handed bilingual individuals who performed three consecutive fMRI paradigms.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Our study showed activation of the inferior frontal gyrus (IFG) when single Persian words were read. These results revealed that the pattern of brain activation during word production in Persian has a similar topography to that of English equivalents.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The paradigms selectively activate word production areas and are useful in neurological assessment of the Persian population.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Mahdavi0ali@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mahdavi
authors.forename: Hooshang
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Saberi
authors.forename: Sina
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hooshmand
authors.forename: Alireza
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rezvanizadeh
authors.forename: Ahmad
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lavasani
authors.forename: Reza
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nilipour
authors.forename: Mojtaba
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zarei
authors.forename: Mohammad Ali
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Oghabian
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001931:Brain Mapping / Q000379:methods*; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran; D007802:Language; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D011932:Reading; D012494:Sampling Studies; D014705:Verbal Behavior / Q000502:physiology; D055815:Young Adult