Areas Implicated in "Tool Perception & Knowledge"
(Martin, 2001, "Semantic Memory", In Cabeza & Kingstone, Handbook of Functional Neuroimaging of Cognition)
(Beauchamp et al., 2002, Neuron)
Ventral Temporal Lobe
- Martin review says activation for tools (vs. animals) is medial to activation for animals (vs. tools)
- Activation for tools overlaps with activation for houses (PPA?)
- Activation for animals overlaps with activation for faces (FFA?)
Lateral Temporal Lobe
- Martin review says activation for tools (vs. animals) is ventral to activation for animals (vs. tools)
- Activation for animals overlaps with STS (also activated by faces)
- Activation for tools in left posterior middle temporal gyrus
Tool-related activation in premotor cortex
(Grafton et al., 1997, NeuroImage)
Tool-related activation in ventral premotor cortex and posterior parietal cortex
(Chao & Martin, 2000, NeuroImage)
(Mecklinger et al., 2002, Cerebral Cortex)