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ISBN 10: 1136475832
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Author: Gianfranco Denes
The origin, development, and nature of language has been the focus of theoretical debate among philosophers for many centuries. Following the pioneering clinical observations 150 years ago of loss of language following a cerebral lesion, language started to be considered a biological system, that could be investigated scientifically. As a consequence, an increasing number of scientists began to search for its anatomical and functional basis and its links with other such cognitive systems. The relatively recent introduction of neuroimaging tools, such as PET and fMRI, has brought rapid and groundbreaking developments to the field of Neurolinguistics. In this book, Denes harnesses these advances to adopt a biolinguistic approach to the study of a subject that increasingly sees the collaboration of linguists, experimental psychologists, neuroscientists and clinicians. Talking Heads reviews the latest research to provide a concise analysis of the multifaceted aspects of language which focuses both on theoretical aspects and physical implementation. Following an up-to-date description of acquired language disorders, and their contribution to the design of a functional architecture of language, the book illustrates the neurological process involved in the production and comprehension of spoken and written language, as well as investigating the neurological and functional systems responsible for sign language production and first and second language acquisition. With a glossary of the anatomical and linguistic terms, this book provides an invaluable resource to undergraduate and graduate students of psychology, psycholinguistics and linguistics.
Talking Heads The Neuroscience of Language 1st Table of contents:
1 Defining language
Notes
References
2 The origin and evolution of language and words
Notes
References
3 The anatomy of language
The anatomo-clinical method
A new anatomy of language? The contribution of neuroimaging
Bioimaging methods
The logic of functional neuroimaging
Intracranial registration and stimulation
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)
Electroencephalography (EEG) and event-related potentials (ERPs)
Magnetoencephalography (MEG)
Multimodal fusion
Forgetting Wernicke? New neurological models of language
The role of the basal ganglia and cerebellum in language processing
Cognitive neuropsychology
Cognitive models of language processing
Connectionist modelling of language processing
Language and hemispheric specialization
The right hemisphere and language
Notes
References
4 Acquired language disorders: The aphasias
Recovery from aphasia
Living with aphasia
Notes
References
5 The sounds of language: The production and comprehension of words
Production of language sounds
Speech production disorders
Phonetic impairments
Phonological output impairments
Perception and comprehension of language sounds
Neurological bases and functional mechanisms of word repetition
Prosodic aspects of language
Foreign accent syndrome
Notes
References
6 The words to say it: The functional and neurological architecture of the lexical system
Defining the lexicon
Study methods
Error analysis and evaluation of models of processing of the lexicon
Organization of the mental lexicon
From the conceptual system to articulation: Lexical access
Factors that influence lexical access
Age of acquisition and lexical frequency
The content of the lexical-syntactic system: Semantic categories and grammatical classes
Living organisms and objects
Proper nouns
The lexicon of numbers
Grammatical classes
Nouns and verbs
Beyond literal meaning: Comprehension of connotation, metaphors and idioms
The origin of semantic-lexical deficits: Loss of information or access deficit
Neurological correlates of the lexical-semantic system
Notes
References
7 The trains of language: Syntax and morphology
Agrammatism
Interpreting agrammatism: Neurolinguistic theories
Morphological deficits in aphasia
Neurological bases of morphology and syntax
Notes
References
8 The neurological bases and functional architecture of written language
Orthographic systems
Anatomical and functional models of written language processing
Associationist models
Cognitive models of reading
Computational models of reading
Components of the two-route model
From letter identification to the written word form
From the visual form to sound and meaning
From the semantic system to reading aloud
Reading via the non-semantic sublexical route
Diagnosis and cognitive classification of the dyslexias
Central dyslexias
Peripheral dyslexias
Cognitive models of writing
Activation of the orthographic form
Structure of the orthographic form
Deep agraphia
Peripheral agraphias
The reading and writing of numbers
Reading by touch: The neuropsychology of Braille
Learning to read and developmental dyslexia
Notes
References
9 The neurological bases and functional architecture of bilingualism
Aphasia in bilinguals
Neuroimaging studies
Anatomical correlates of differences between individuals in the ability to learn a second language
Linguistic differences and genes
Lexical access in bilinguals
Notes
References
10 Speaking with our hands: Sign language
Aphasia in the signing population
Experimental studies
The system of mirror neurons and sign language
Signs and gestures
References
11 Language acquisition and developmental language disorders
Neurological bases of language development
Lexical-semantic processing
Syntactic processing
Specific language disorders
Language acquisition and development in special populations
References
Appendix Outlines of neuroanatomy
The nerve cell
Macroscopic and functional anatomy of the nervous system
The cerebral cortex
Anatomical and functional subdivision of the cerebral cortex
Neural routes of visual and acoustic perception
Visual routes
The acoustic route
The basal ganglia
Blood circulation in the brain
Glossary
Author index
Subject index
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