ABSTRACT
In the last decade, positron emission tomography and functional magnetic resonance tomography have evolved into widely used brain-imaging techniques supplementing behavioral methods from traditional experimental psychology. One of the most fundamental higher-level cognitive processes is text comprehension and, more generally, the use of language in a communicative setting. Only recently, however, have there been attempts to apply the conceptual and methodological advances of psychological theories of text comprehension to the design and evaluation of neuroimaging studies of language use. The goal of the present chapter is to provide a summary of findings relevant for the question of how neuroimaging can inform psychological theories of comprehension.
