| Literature DB >> 23357712 |
Charles A Perfetti1, Li-Hai Tan.
Abstract
Do differences in writing systems translate into differences in the brain's reading network? Or is this network universal, relatively impervious to variation in writing systems? A new study adds intriguing evidence to these questions by showing that reading handwritten words activates a pre-motor area across writing systems.Mesh:
Year: 2013 PMID: 23357712 DOI: 10.1016/j.tics.2012.12.008
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Trends Cogn Sci ISSN: 1364-6613 Impact factor: 20.229