title: [Angular gyrus connectivity model for language: a functional neuroimaging meta-analysis].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Modern functional neuroimaging techniques permit the analysis of the simultaneous activation of diverse brain areas to suggest cognitive connectivity models related to specific cognitive functions.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To analyze the functional networks of the angular gyrus (Brodmann area 39) related to language functions.
  
  
  METHODS
  The database of BrainMap was used to analyze the activation coordinates of the angular gyrus and brain related areas while performing different language tasks. Eight articles were selected that included 13 experiments, 155 participants and 265 loci.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Sixteen activation clusters made a network that included the activation of the two angular gyri, the superior right parietal lobe and right supramarginal gyri; the superior left temporal lobe (middle lateral and medial inferior), and the frontal lobe (bilateral premotor and left prefrontal).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our findings are in agreement with previous findings using structural connectivity techniques and support the integrative role of the angular gyrus in language functions.
authors.affiliation: Florida Atlantic University, Davie, EE.UU.
authors.forename: Mónica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rosselli
authors.forename: Alfredo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ardila
authors.forename: Byron
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bernal
mesh_terms: D059907:Functional Neuroimaging; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008959:Models, Neurological; D009415:Nerve Net; D010296:Parietal Lobe / Q000502:physiology*