Language and brain

Recasting meaning in the definition of human language

Bibliographic Data

ID4473285
AuthorsEdna Andrews (Duke University, corresponding author)
Year2011
Volume2011
Issue184
Publication date2011-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSemiotica (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0037-1998 • E-ISSN: 1613-3692
PublisherWalter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1515/semi.2011.020
OpenAlexW2073872173
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited15

The purpose of this paper is to articulate the central issues and controversies that currently dominate the study of the relationship between language and brain and, as a result, we will attempt to fundamentally redefine the way language is viewed by the neurosciences by recasting traditional linguistic definitions of human language. In order to achieve these goals, we will take into account (1) important aspects of neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, and neurofunctionality, (2) the role of imaging technologies (especially PET and fMRI) in formulating specific questions for testing hypotheses about language and the brain, including what these technologies can and cannot do, and (3) a discussion of the myths about the neurological representations of human language. Our conclusions will take into account evidence on aphasias and medial temporal lobe (MTL) damage that directly affects the way we understand the relationship between language, brain, and memory

Aphasia · Cognitive psychology · Cognitive science · Human brain · Human language · Linguistics · Meaning (existential) · Action Observation and Synchronization · Language Development and Disorders · Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism · Neuroscience · Philosophy · Psychology

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