The brain circuitry of syntactic comprehension.
Syntactic comprehension is a fundamental aspect of human language, and has distinct properties from other aspects of language (e.g. semantics). In this article, we aim to identify if there is a specific locus of syntax in the brain by reviewing imaging studies on syntactic processing. We conclude that results from neuroimaging support evidence from neuropsychology that syntactic processing does not recruit one specific area. Instead a network of areas including Broca's area and anterior, middle and superior areas of the temporal lobes is involved. However, none of these areas appears to be syntax specific.
Kaan
Edith
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Center for Cognitive Neuroscience, Dept of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Duke University, Box 90999, 27708, Durham, NC, USA
Swaab
Tamara Y.
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