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Figure 8.1. The pattern of brain activity is measured by functional magnetic resonance imaging, associated with anomia (left column, pre-speech therapy) and with successful naming performance (right column, post-speech therapy) in two anomic patients (S.A., top rows; G.R. bottom rows) (see text for further details). As may be observed, a hemispheric shift of brain activity associated with a better performance in naming occurred in both patients. However, in G.R., also the right homolog of Broca's area was activated, probably because his original brain lesion extended into the left Broca's area proper. Areas involved in phonological processing are circled (red circles = Broca's area; green circles = supramarginal gyrus), emphasizing that both patients used the trained phonological strategies for successful naming (modified from Vitali et al., 2007).