Figure 8.
Passive language fMRI activation patterns recorded in patient cohort 2 (p < 0.001, uncorrected), made up of young patients (mean age of 7.5 years). Six of six fMRI activation patterns demonstrated bilateral primary auditory activation in the middle portion of the superior temporal gyrus consistent with typical perception of auditory narrative stimulus. Six of six fMRI maps demonstrated lateralized activation of the temporoparietal language region consistent with typical left-dominant language-specific activation; patients p17 and p20 additionally demonstrated left-lateralized activation of the frontal language region. Patients p21 and p20 were sedated during fMRI scanning.