Neuroimaging study of partial differential equation reading in brain

Xiao-Dong Wang; Ming-Tung Wang; Duu-Jong Lee

doi:10.1016/j.jcice.2008.03.003

Author(s)

Xiao-Dong Wang
Ming-Tung Wang
Duu-Jong Lee

Detail(s)

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	301-305
Journal / Publication	Journal of the Chinese Institute of Chemical Engineers
Volume	39
Issue number	4
Publication status	Published - Jul 2008
Externally published	Yes

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Abstract

Building a modeling capability for a physical phenomenon using differential equations is central to chemical engineering professionals. Using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), this work for the first time measures brain activities in partial differential equation reading and joke reading by selected professionals. Experimental results demonstrate that the equation message is first processed by the primary visual cortex (V1), and is then sent to Brodmann area 7 for information integration, and Broca's area (Brodmann area 44), Wernicke's area, and the fusiform gyrus to interpret its abstract meaning. The brain handles the differential equation as a syllabary rather than a character, and remembers the equation based on its shape rather than its identity. © 2008 Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Research Area(s)

Brain, Comprehension, Differential equation, fMRI

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Neuroimaging study of partial differential equation reading in brain. / Wang, Xiao-Dong; Wang, Ming-Tung; Lee, Duu-Jong.
In: Journal of the Chinese Institute of Chemical Engineers, Vol. 39, No. 4, 07.2008, p. 301-305.

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Wang, X-D, Wang, M-T & Lee, D-J 2008, 'Neuroimaging study of partial differential equation reading in brain', Journal of the Chinese Institute of Chemical Engineers, vol. 39, no. 4, pp. 301-305. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcice.2008.03.003

Wang, X.-D., Wang, M.-T., & Lee, D.-J. (2008). Neuroimaging study of partial differential equation reading in brain. Journal of the Chinese Institute of Chemical Engineers, 39(4), 301-305. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcice.2008.03.003

Wang XD, Wang MT, Lee DJ. Neuroimaging study of partial differential equation reading in brain. Journal of the Chinese Institute of Chemical Engineers. 2008 Jul;39(4):301-305. doi: 10.1016/j.jcice.2008.03.003

Wang, Xiao-Dong ; Wang, Ming-Tung ; Lee, Duu-Jong. / Neuroimaging study of partial differential equation reading in brain. In: Journal of the Chinese Institute of Chemical Engineers. 2008 ; Vol. 39, No. 4. pp. 301-305.