The Neurocognition of Language
Colin M. Brown and Peter Hagoort
Abstract
This book brings together experts on human language and the brain to present the first critical overview of the cognitive neuroscience of language, one of the fastest-moving areas today. In-depth discussion of the representations and structures of language, as well as of the cognitive architectures which underlie speaking, listening, and reading, will provide a basis for future brain imaging research. In addition, the existing brain imaging literature on word and sentence processing is critically reviewed, as well as contributions from brain lesion data. Finally, the book discusses the prospec ... More
This book brings together experts on human language and the brain to present the first critical overview of the cognitive neuroscience of language, one of the fastest-moving areas today. In-depth discussion of the representations and structures of language, as well as of the cognitive architectures which underlie speaking, listening, and reading, will provide a basis for future brain imaging research. In addition, the existing brain imaging literature on word and sentence processing is critically reviewed, as well as contributions from brain lesion data. Finally, the book discusses the prospects and problems of brain imaging techniques for the study of language, presents some of the most recent and promising analytic procedures for relating brain imaging data to the higher cognitive functions, and contains a review of the neuroanatomical structure of Broca's language area.
Keywords:
human language,
brain imaging,
cognitive neuroscience,
cognitive architectures,
speaking,
listening,
reading,
brain lesion,
Broca
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2000 |
Print ISBN-13: 9780198507932 |
| Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: March 2012 |
DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198507932.001.0001 |
Authors
Affiliations are at time of print publication.
Colin M. Brown, editor
Max Planck-Institute for Psycholinguistics, Nijmegen
Peter Hagoort, editor
Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, Nijmegen
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