Figure 1.

Comprehension of familiar text. Familiar passages > unfamiliar passages contrast for reading (Experiment 1) and listening comprehension (Experiment 2), collapsed across speeds of presentation. Familiar passages show more activation in the postulated language network and in bilateral medial frontal gyri. Yellow ellipses highlight the anterior and middle temporal lobes, and blue ellipses the dmPFC and superior frontal lobe activation common to reading and listening comprehension of familiar passages. Green ellipses highlight the left inferior frontal and left angular gyri network of activation found only for reading familiar passages. SPM2; clusters significant at p < .001, uncorrected, extent threshold = 20 voxels, t = 4.14 for reading comprehension (n = 11); t = 4.50 for listening comprehension (n = 9). Postulated networks: (1) text integration network and (2) theory of mind and comprehension of connected discourse (e.g. Ferstl et al., 2005, Mason & Just, 2006; Mason & Just, 2011; Prat et al., 2011); (3) phonological rehearsal (e.g. Buchweitz et al., 2009)