The Brain Basis of Language Processing
From Structure to Function
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23318679 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Angela D Friederici (0000-0002-6328-865X, Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig, Germany; and Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University, Stanford, California, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 91 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 1357-1392 |
| Publication date | 2011-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Physiological Reviews (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0031-9333 • E-ISSN: 1522-1210 |
| Publisher | American Physiological Society (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1152/physrev.00006.2011 |
| PMID | 22013214 |
| OpenAlex | W1988812422 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 161 |
| References cited | 254 |
Language processing is a trait of human species. The knowledge about its neurobiological basis has been increased considerably over the past decades. Different brain regions in the left and right hemisphere have been identified to support particular language functions. Networks involving the temporal cortex and the inferior frontal cortex with a clear left lateralization were shown to support syntactic processes, whereas less lateralized temporo-frontal networks subserve semantic processes. These networks have been substantiated both by functional as well as by structural connectivity data. Electrophysiological measures indicate that within these networks syntactic processes of local structure building precede the assignment of grammatical and semantic relations in a sentence. Suprasegmental prosodic information overtly available in the acoustic language input is processed predominantly in a temporo-frontal network in the right hemisphere associated with a clear electrophysiological marker. Studies with patients suffering from lesions in the corpus callosum reveal that the posterior portion of this structure plays a crucial role in the interaction of syntactic and prosodic information during language processing.
Cognitive psychology · Corpus callosum · Lateralization of brain function · Natural language processing · Sentence · Computer Science · Language Development and Disorders · Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism · Neuroscience · Psychology · Reading and Literacy Development
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| Citations per year | 11,5 |
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| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | Yes |
| Citation types | Neutral: 148 |