Article published in:
Why Translation Studies MattersEdited by Daniel Gile, Gyde Hansen and Nike K. Pokorn
[Benjamins Translation Library 88] 2010
► pp. 237–248
fMRI for exploring simultaneous interpreting
Barbara Ahrens | Cologne University of Applied Sciences, Germany
Christoph M. Krick | Saarland University Hospital, Germany
Wolfgang Reith | Saarland University Hospital, Germany
After a review of the literature on the use of brain-imaging techniques in the study of conference interpreting, the paper reports on a preliminary fMRI study in which 6 student interpreters alternated between simultaneous interpreting from Spanish into German (B into A) and free speech production in German (A language). Significant statistical differences were found between the two activities, and active brain areas were identified for each. One finding which raises interesting questions is that a brain area specialized in hand movement was activated during SI.
Published online: 25 February 2010
https://doi.org/10.1075/btl.88.20ahr
https://doi.org/10.1075/btl.88.20ahr
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