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Parieto-temporal system - ANSWER - middle of the brain. step by step, slow and
analytic. analyzes a word, pulls it apart, links letters to sounds (decoding)
occipito-temporal system - ANSWER closer to the bottom of the brain; responsible for
word form imprinting (mapping familiar words as images). generating a rapid response
(quicker than a heartbeat) upon seeing a word based on its word pattern.
Novice readers use the ____________________ of the brain. - ANSWER The temporal
area of the brain is used by _________________ readers.
The job of the occipital-temporal area - ANSWER This is the "word form" area of the
brain. For most people, when a word is read several times, the brain makes a neural model
of it that includes spelling, pronunciation, and the meaning of the word.
Wernicke's Area - ANSWER area in the left temporal lobe of the brain; responsible for
receptive language
The two parts of the brain responsible for slowly analyzing new words - ANSWER the
temporal area Broca's area
job of Broca's area - ANSWER The area in the front left inferior, responsible for
EXPRESSIVE language, processing articulation, word analysis, usually helps us connect
sounds to letters.
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Parieto-temporal system - ANSWER - middle of the brain. step by step, slow and
analytic. analyzes a word, pulls it apart, links letters to sounds (decoding)
occipito-temporal system - ANSWER closer to the bottom of the brain; responsible for
word form imprinting (mapping familiar words as images). generating a rapid response
(quicker than a heartbeat) upon seeing a word based on its word pattern.
Novice readers use the ____________________ of the brain. - ANSWER The temporal
area of the brain is used by _________________ readers.
The job of the occipital-temporal area - ANSWER This is the "word form" area of the
brain. For most people, when a word is read several times, the brain makes a neural model
of it that includes spelling, pronunciation, and the meaning of the word.
Wernicke's Area - ANSWER area in the left temporal lobe of the brain; responsible for
receptive language
The two parts of the brain responsible for slowly analyzing new words - ANSWER the
temporal area Broca's area
job of Broca's area - ANSWER The area in the front left inferior, responsible for
EXPRESSIVE language, processing articulation, word analysis, usually helps us connect
sounds to letters.
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