Summary of individual task usefulness
| Paradigm | Areas Activated | Pertinent Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Sentence Completion | Temporal > frontal | Robust overall |
| Ventral language stream | May repeat | |
| Silent Word Generation | Frontal > temporal | More lateralizing than SC |
| Middle frontal gyrus | No patient performance metric | |
| Rhyming | Frontal > temporal | More lateralizing than SC |
| Middle frontal gyrus | ||
| Object Naming | Frontal > temporal | Most patients can perform |
| Antonym Generation | Frontal > temporal | Good for pediatric patients |
| Middle frontal gyrus | No patient performance metric | |
| Geschwind | ||
| Passive Story Listening | Temporal > frontal | Easy task for pediatrics or impaired adults |