Is the primary motor cortex (M1) necessary for language comprehension? The present study investigates the role of the primary motor cortex during verbs comprehension, within the framework of the embodied theories of language. We applied rTMS over the right and left hand portion of M1 and tested the effects of the stimulation toward the processing of hand-related action verbs versus abstract verbs. Results underlined a specific inhibition effect following left stimulation, only with hand-related action verbs. These findings seem to corroborate the hypothesis of a functional role of M1 in action verbs comprehension.
Repetto, C., Colombo, B., Cipresso, P., Riva, G., The effects of rTMS over the primary motor cortex: the link between action and language, <<NEUROPSYCHOLOGIA>>, 2013; 51 (1): 8-13. [doi:10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2012.11.001] [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/41480]
The effects of rTMS over the primary motor cortex: the link between action and language
Repetto, Claudia;Colombo, Barbara;Cipresso, Pietro;Riva, Giuseppe
2013
Abstract
Is the primary motor cortex (M1) necessary for language comprehension? The present study investigates the role of the primary motor cortex during verbs comprehension, within the framework of the embodied theories of language. We applied rTMS over the right and left hand portion of M1 and tested the effects of the stimulation toward the processing of hand-related action verbs versus abstract verbs. Results underlined a specific inhibition effect following left stimulation, only with hand-related action verbs. These findings seem to corroborate the hypothesis of a functional role of M1 in action verbs comprehension.
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