Cortical memory mechanisms and language origins  

Oleh:

Aboitiz, Francisco ; García, Ricardo R. ; Bosman, Conrado ; Brunetti, Enzo

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Brain and Language (Full Text) vol. 98 no. 1 (2006), page 40-56.
Topik: Broca’s area; Mirror neurons; Syntax; Wernicke’s area; Working memory
Fulltext: 98_01_Aboitiz.pdf (526.41KB)

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We have previously proposed that cortical auditory-vocal networks of the monkey brain can be partly homologized with language networks that participate in the phonological loop. In this paper, we suggest that other linguistic phenomena like semantic and syntactic processing also rely on the activation of transient memory networks, which can be compared to active memory networks in the primate. Consequently, short-term cortical memory ensembles that participate in language processing can be phylogenetically tracked to more simple networks present in the primate brain, which became increasingly complex in hominid evolution. This perspective is discussed in the context of two current interpretations of language origins, the “mirror-system hypothesis” and generativist grammar.

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