摘要：The contributions of brain white matter fiber pathways to language and the aphasic symptoms resulting fromtheir disconnection are not fully understood. Traditional models have focused exclusively on the importance of thearcuate fasciculus in subserving ffonto-temporal interactions. However, there is a growing appreciation that languageis subserved by an extensive network of brain regions that are integrated by multiple white matter tracts (Dronkers,2000; Turken & Dronkers, 2011). Here, we examined the effects of white matter damage on language abilities in alarge group of aphasic patients in order to gain insights into which tracts are critical for language.
