Language Development across the Life Span: A Neuropsychological/Neuroimaging Perspective

Figure 4

fMRI activation in a right handed 13-year-old boy while performing a verb generation task. Activation of left Broca’s area is observed. The small coactivation of the medial frontal cortex is most likely related to selective attention, required during the task. Courtesy Dr. Byron Bernal, Miami Children’s Hospital, Radiology Department. Miami, FL, USA.