Modulation of Parietal Activation by Semantic Distance in a Number Comparison Task

@article{Pinel2001ModulationOP,
  title={Modulation of Parietal Activation by Semantic Distance in a Number Comparison Task},
  author={Philippe Pinel and Stanislas Dehaene and Denis Rivi{\`e}re and D. LeBihan},
  journal={NeuroImage},
  year={2001},
  volume={14},
  pages={1013-1026}
}
The time to compare two numbers shows additive effects of number notation and of semantic distance, suggesting that the comparison task can be decomposed into distinct stages of identification and semantic processing. Using event-related fMRI and high-density ERPs, we isolated cerebral areas where activation was influenced by input notation (verbal or Arabic notation). The bilateral extrastriate cortices and a left precentral region were more activated during verbal than during Arabic… 
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