1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910137240203321

Autore

Marcelo L. Berthier

Titolo

Dissecting the function of networks underpinning language repetition [[electronic resource] /] / topic editors Marcelo L. Berthier and Matthew A. Lambon Ralph

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Frontiers Media SA, 2014

France : , : Frontiers Media SA, , 2014

ISBN

9782889193646 (ebook)

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (134 pages) : illustrations, charts

Collana

Frontiers Research Topics

Disciplina

612.8/2336

Soggetti

Philology & Linguistics

Languages & Literatures

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Sommario/riassunto

In the 19th century, ground-breaking observations on aphasia by Broca and Wernicke suggested that language function depends on the activity of the cerebral cortex. At the same time, Wernicke and Lichtheim also elaborated the first large-scale network model of language which incorporated long-range and short-range (transcortical connections) white matter pathways in language processing. The arcuate fasciculus (dorsal stream) was traditionally viewed as the major language pathway for repetition, but scientists also envisioned that white matter tracts travelling through the insular cortex (ventral stream) and transcortical connections may take part in language processing. Modern cognitive neuroscience has provided tools, including neuroimaging, which allow the in vivo examination of short- and long-distance white matter pathways binding cortical areas essential for verbal repetition. However, this state of the art on the neural correlates of language repetition has revealed contradictory findings, with some researchers defending the role of the dorsal and ventral streams, whereas others argue that only cortical hubs (Sylvian parieto-temporal cortex [Spt]) are crucially relevant. An integrative approach would conceive that the interaction between these structures is essential for verbal repetition.



For instance, different sectors of the cerebral cortex (e.g., Spt, inferior frontal gyrus/anterior insula) act as hubs dedicated to short-term storage of verbal information or articulatory planning and these areas in turn interact through forward and backward white matter projections. Importantly, white matter pathways should not be considered mere cable-like connections as changes in their microstructural properties correlate with focal cortical activity during language processing tasks. Despite considerable progress, many outstanding questions await response. The articles in this Research Topic tackle many different and critical new questions, including: (1) how white matter pathways instantiate dialogues between different cortical language areas; (2) what are the specific roles of different white matter pathways in language functions in normal and pathological conditions; (3) what are the language consequences of discrete damage to branches of the dorsal and ventral streams; 4) what are the consequences (e.g., release from inhibition) of damage to the left white matter pathways in contralateral ones and viceversa; (5) how these pathways are reorganised after brain injury; (5) can the involvement/sparing of white matter pathways be used in outcome prediction and treatment response; and (5) can the microstructure of white matter pathways be remodelled with intensive rehabilitation training or biological approaches.This Research Topic includes original studies, and opinion and review articles which describe new data as well as provocative and insightful interpretations of the recent literature on the role of white matter pathways in verbal repetition in normal and pathological conditions. A brief highlight summary of each is provided below.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910791382303321

Titolo

Panama [[electronic resource] ] : communications

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Petaluma, Calif., : World Trade Press, c2010

ISBN

1-60780-584-7

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (22 p.)

Disciplina

302.2309

304.66

Soggetti

Internet - Panama

Telecommunication - Panama

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Sommario/riassunto

Get all three comprehensive reports bundled into one for a complete media and communications profile of Panama. An excellent source of practical information, this profile offers an extensive dialing guide with city codes, a listing of ISPs and Internet cafes, profiles of the major media outlets (with contact info!) and more.



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910147097703321

Titolo

Limiting institutions? : the challenge of Eurasian security governance / / edited by James Sperling, Sean Kay, and S. Victor Papacosma

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Manchester, UK ; ; New York, : Manchester University Press

New York, : Distributed exclusively in the USA by Palgrave, c2003

ISBN

9786610734566

9781280734564

1280734566

9781847790866

1847790860

9781423706588

1423706587

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (290 pages) : digital file(s)

Altri autori (Persone)

SperlingJames

KaySean <1967-2020.>

PapacosmaS. Victor <1942->

Disciplina

355/.033047

Soggetti

National security - Former Soviet republics

Geopolitics - Former Soviet republics

Former Soviet republics Politics and government

Europe Foreign relations Former Soviet republics

Former Soviet republics Foreign relations Europe

Europe Politics and government 1989-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

First published: 2003.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-284) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Part I. Introduction -- part II. Security threats -- part III. Institutions of security governance -- part IV. Conclusion -- Select bibliography -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

Limiting Institutions examines the security threats in Eurasia and the role of institutions in the post-Cold War international environment. It looks at both the crucial aspect of foreign policy as well as a theoretical



area of security studies and its impact in the former Soviet States.