Book chapter
Neural correlates of recognition and naming of famous persons and landmarks: A special role for the left anterior temporal lobe
The temporal lobe, pp.303-317
Handbook of Clinical Neurology, v. 187, Elsevier Health Sciences
2022
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-823493-8.00023-7
Abstract
The anterior temporal lobes (ATLs) have been shown to be crucial for recognition and naming of unique entities such as persons and places. In this chapter, we review previous research that identified the neural underpinnings of these processes, and discuss the convergence zone theory of conceptual knowledge and proper name retrieval. Lesion-deficit and neuroimaging studies have found that the temporal poles are essential for recognition and naming of unique persons and places. Research has shown laterality, in that the right anterior temporal pole is specialized for recognition and the left for naming. Here, we analyzed recognition and naming of persons and landmarks in a large neurologic sample (N=244) using the Iowa Famous Faces and Famous Landmarks tests. For both categories, education had a significant effect on recognition and naming performances, but age and gender did not. Lesion-symptom maps revealed lower naming scores for both Faces and Landmarks associated with lesions to the anterior and mesial left temporal lobe. Lower recognition scores were also linked to left temporal lobe damage, possibly due to the method we used for measuring recognition (verbally based). Overall, the results demonstrate the importance of the temporal lobes for recognition and naming of unique persons and places.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Neural correlates of recognition and naming of famous persons and landmarks: A special role for the left anterior temporal lobe
- Creators
- Jamie Kaminski - University of IowaMark Bowren - University of IowaKenneth Manzel - University of IowaDaniel Tranel - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Publication Details
- The temporal lobe, pp.303-317
- Publisher
- Elsevier Health Sciences; Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Series
- Handbook of Clinical Neurology; v. 187
- DOI
- 10.1016/B978-0-12-823493-8.00023-7
- eISSN
- 2212-4152
- ISSN
- 0072-9752
- Number of pages
- 15
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2022
- Academic Unit
- Neurology; Psychiatry; Psychological and Brain Sciences; Iowa Neuroscience Institute; Neurosurgery
- Record Identifier
- 9984843606102771
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