title: The neural network for tool-related cognition: An activation likelihood estimation meta-analysis of 70 neuroimaging contrasts.
abstract: The ability to recognize and use a variety of tools is an intriguing human cognitive function. Multiple neuroimaging studies have investigated neural activations with various types of tool-related tasks. In the present paper, we reviewed tool-related neural activations reported in 70 contrasts from 56 neuroimaging studies and performed a series of activation likelihood estimation (ALE) meta-analyses to identify tool-related cortical circuits dedicated either to general tool knowledge or to task-specific processes. The results indicate the following: (a) Common, task-general processing regions for tools are located in the left inferior parietal lobule (IPL) and ventral premotor cortex; and (b) task-specific regions are located in superior parietal lobule (SPL) and dorsal premotor area for imagining/executing actions with tools and in bilateral occipito-temporal cortex for recognizing/naming tools. The roles of these regions in task-general and task-specific activities are discussed with reference to evidence from neuropsychology, experimental psychology and other neuroimaging studies.
authors.affiliation: a Neuroscience and Aphasia Research Unit, School of Psychological Sciences , University of Manchester , Manchester , UK.|b Human Brain Research Center, School of Medicine , Kyoto University , Kyoto , Japan.
authors.forename: Ryo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ishibashi
authors.affiliation: a Neuroscience and Aphasia Research Unit, School of Psychological Sciences , University of Manchester , Manchester , UK.
authors.forename: Gorana
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pobric
authors.affiliation: a Neuroscience and Aphasia Research Unit, School of Psychological Sciences , University of Manchester , Manchester , UK.|c Department of Cognitive Psychology in Education , Kyoto University , Kyoto , Japan.
authors.forename: Satoru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.affiliation: a Neuroscience and Aphasia Research Unit, School of Psychological Sciences , University of Manchester , Manchester , UK.
authors.forename: Matthew A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Lambon Ralph
mesh_terms: D001931:Brain Mapping / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000502:physiology*; D009415:Nerve Net / Q000502:physiology*; D012660:Semantics
keywords: Tool; action; meta-analysis; semantic representation; tool-use