Going beyond inferior prefrontal involvement in semantic control: evidence for the additional contribution of dorsal angular gyrus and posterior middle temporal cortex
KA Noonan, E Jefferies, M Visser… - Journal of cognitive …, 2013 - direct.mit.edu
Semantic cognition requires a combination of semantic representations and executive
control processes to direct activation in a task-and time-appropriate fashion [Jefferies, E., & …
control processes to direct activation in a task-and time-appropriate fashion [Jefferies, E., & …
Elucidating the nature of deregulated semantic cognition in semantic aphasia: evidence for the roles of prefrontal and temporo-parietal cortices
KA Noonan, E Jefferies, F Corbett… - Journal of cognitive …, 2010 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Semantic cognition—semantically driven verbal and nonverbal behavior—is composed of at
least two interactive principal components: conceptual representations and executive control …
least two interactive principal components: conceptual representations and executive control …
Heterogeneity of the left temporal lobe in semantic representation and control: priming multiple versus single meanings of ambiguous words
C Whitney, E Jefferies, T Kircher - Cerebral cortex, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Semantic judgments involve both representations of meaning plus executive mechanisms
that guide knowledge retrieval in a task-appropriate way. These 2 components of semantic …
that guide knowledge retrieval in a task-appropriate way. These 2 components of semantic …
The neural organization of semantic control: TMS evidence for a distributed network in left inferior frontal and posterior middle temporal gyrus
C Whitney, M Kirk, J O'Sullivan… - Cerebral …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Assigning meaning to words, sounds, and objects requires stored conceptual knowledge
plus executive mechanisms that shape semantic retrieval according to the task or context …
plus executive mechanisms that shape semantic retrieval according to the task or context …
Deregulated semantic cognition follows prefrontal and temporo-parietal damage: evidence from the impact of task constraint on nonverbal object use
F Corbett, E Jefferies… - Journal of Cognitive …, 2011 - direct.mit.edu
Semantic cognition, which encompasses all conceptually based behavior, is dependent on
the successful interaction of two key components: conceptual representations and regulatory …
the successful interaction of two key components: conceptual representations and regulatory …
[HTML][HTML] The neural correlates of semantic control revisited
RL Jackson - NeuroImage, 2021 - Elsevier
Semantic control, the ability to selectively access and manipulate meaningful information on
the basis of context demands, is a critical component of semantic cognition. The precise …
the basis of context demands, is a critical component of semantic cognition. The precise …
The neural basis of semantic cognition: converging evidence from neuropsychology, neuroimaging and TMS
E Jefferies - Cortex, 2013 - Elsevier
Recent studies suggest that a complex, distributed neural network underpins semantic
cognition. This article reviews our contribution to this emerging picture and traces the …
cognition. This article reviews our contribution to this emerging picture and traces the …
Executive semantic processing is underpinned by a large-scale neural network: revealing the contribution of left prefrontal, posterior temporal, and parietal cortex to …
C Whitney, M Kirk, J O'Sullivan… - Journal of cognitive …, 2012 - direct.mit.edu
To understand the meanings of words and objects, we need to have knowledge about these
items themselves plus executive mechanisms that compute and manipulate semantic …
items themselves plus executive mechanisms that compute and manipulate semantic …
The neural areas that control the retrieval and selection of semantics
U Noppeney, J Phillips, C Price - Neuropsychologia, 2004 - Elsevier
Semantic retrieval consistently activates left inferior frontal regions, yet lesions to these
areas do not typically result in semantic deficits. This discrepancy has led to the hypothesis …
areas do not typically result in semantic deficits. This discrepancy has led to the hypothesis …
Ventrolateral prefrontal cortex plays an executive regulation role in comprehension of abstract words: convergent neuropsychological and repetitive TMS evidence
Neuroimaging studies reliably reveal ventrolateral prefrontal cortex (VLPFC) activation for
processing of abstract relative to concrete words, but the cause of this effect is unclear. Here …
processing of abstract relative to concrete words, but the cause of this effect is unclear. Here …