Event Abstract Back to Event Spatiotemporal dynamics of the processing of lexical information in word recognition revealed by intracerebral potentials Yi Liu1, Shi Gaofeng2, Gaofeng Shi1, Yuguang Guan3* and Zaizhu Han1* 1 Beijing Normal University, China 2 Beijing Language and Culture University, China 3 Sanbo Brain Hospital, Capital Medical University, China One of the fundamental questions in language neuroscience is how the human brain processes lexical information. A neural network has been found which supports lexical information processing during word recognition (Paul et al., 2015; Lee et al., 2010; Wei et al., 2016). However, the exact temporal and spatial distribution of processing in this brain network is poorly understood. To address this issue, stereoelectroencephalography (SEEG) data in 17 Chinese native speakers with epilepsy were collected from 1393 electrodes implanted in the left hemisphere as the patients performed a lexical decision task (including 150 real Chinese characters and 150 Chinese non-characters). We examined when and where the lexical effect (i.e., the difference between non-characters and real characters) appeared in the high gamma-band activity (GBA) (60 HZ and 140 Hz) of SEEG signals. The earliest lexical effect (GBA signal was stronger for non-characters than for real characters; i.e., non-characters > real characters GBA) was observed in the occipital lobe (around 167 ms). Then, the reversed effect (real characters > non-characters GBA) appeared in the superior occipital lobe (around 136 ms), parietal lobe (around 332 ms) and inferior frontal gyrus (around 409 ms). Finally, the lexical effect was again detected in the middle frontal gyrus (around 515 ms). These findings highlight the ventral and dorsal pathways that collaboratively underlie the recognition of lexical information. Acknowledgements This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China [81171019] and the Beijing Natural Science Foundation [7182088]. References Hoffman, P. , Lambon Ralph, M. A. , & Woollams, A. M. . (2015). Triangulation of the neurocomputational architecture underpinning reading aloud. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 112(28), E3719-E3728. Lee, C. Y. , Huang, H. W. , Kuo, W. J. , Tsai, J. L. , & Tzeng, J. L. O. . (2010). Cognitive and neural basis of the consistency and lexicality effects in reading chinese. Journal of Neurolinguistics,23(1), 1-27. Wei, Z. , Xiaojuan, W. , Zhichao, X. , Yanchao, B. , Ping, L. , & Hua, S. . (2016). Neural mechanisms of dorsal and ventral visual regions during text reading. Frontiers in Psychology, 7. Keywords: lexical information, spatiotemporal dynamics, leixcal decision, SEEG, high gamma Conference: Academy of Aphasia 57th Annual Meeting, Macau, Macao, SAR China, 27 Oct - 29 Oct, 2019. Presentation Type: Poster presentation Topic: Eligible for student award Citation: Liu Y, Gaofeng S, Shi G, Guan Y and Han Z (2019). Spatiotemporal dynamics of the processing of lexical information in word recognition revealed by intracerebral potentials. Front. Hum. Neurosci. Conference Abstract: Academy of Aphasia 57th Annual Meeting. doi: 10.3389/conf.fnhum.2019.01.00059 Copyright: The abstracts in this collection have not been subject to any Frontiers peer review or checks, and are not endorsed by Frontiers. They are made available through the Frontiers publishing platform as a service to conference organizers and presenters. The copyright in the individual abstracts is owned by the author of each abstract or his/her employer unless otherwise stated. Each abstract, as well as the collection of abstracts, are published under a Creative Commons CC-BY 4.0 (attribution) licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) and may thus be reproduced, translated, adapted and be the subject of derivative works provided the authors and Frontiers are attributed. For Frontiers’ terms and conditions please see https://www.frontiersin.org/legal/terms-and-conditions. Received: 03 May 2019; Published Online: 09 Oct 2019. * Correspondence: Dr. Yuguang Guan, Sanbo Brain Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100093, China, ygguan2000@163.com Dr. Zaizhu Han, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China, zzhhan@bnu.edu.cn Login Required This action requires you to be registered with Frontiers and logged in. To register or login click here. Abstract Info Abstract The Authors in Frontiers Yi Liu Shi Gaofeng Gaofeng Shi Yuguang Guan Zaizhu Han Google Yi Liu Shi Gaofeng Gaofeng Shi Yuguang Guan Zaizhu Han Google Scholar Yi Liu Shi Gaofeng Gaofeng Shi Yuguang Guan Zaizhu Han PubMed Yi Liu Shi Gaofeng Gaofeng Shi Yuguang Guan Zaizhu Han Related Article in Frontiers Google Scholar PubMed Abstract Close Back to top Javascript is disabled. Please enable Javascript in your browser settings in order to see all the content on this page.