title: Functions of the cortico-basal ganglia circuits for spoken language may extend beyond emotional-affective modulation in adults.
abstract: We support Ackermann et al.'s proposal that the cortico-basal ganglia circuits may play essential roles in the evolution of spoken language. Here we discuss further evidence indicating that the cortico-basal ganglia circuits may contribute to various aspects of spoken language including planning, learning, and controlling of speech in adulthood.
authors.affiliation: Department of Advanced Neuroimaging,Integrative Brain Imaging Center, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry,Kodaira 187-8551,Japan.hanakawa@ncnp.go.jphttp://researchmap.jp/takashihanakawa/
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hanakawa
authors.affiliation: Department of Advanced Neuroimaging,Integrative Brain Imaging Center, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry,Kodaira 187-8551,Japan.hanakawa@ncnp.go.jphttp://researchmap.jp/takashihanakawa/
authors.forename: Chihiro
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hosoda
mesh_terms: D000819:Animal Communication; D000818:Animals; D005075:Biological Evolution; D003142:Communication; D006801:Humans; D011323:Primates / Q000502:physiology*; D013060:Speech / Q000502:physiology*