Sunday, November 22, 2009

Words, Gestures Are Translated by Same Brain Regions, Says New Research: Findings May Further Our Understanding of How Language Evolved


Filed under: Language and the brain

Your ability to make sense of Groucho’s words and Harpo’s pantomimes in an old Marx Brothers movie takes place in the same regions of your brain, says new research funded by the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), one of the National Institutes of Health.

Full article: National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders


See also:

>  Gestures say so much, whatever your language
>  Scientists look to apes for origin of language
>  The brain maintains language skills in spite of alcohol damage by drawing from other regions
>  Decoding the dictionary: Study suggests lexicon evolved to fit in the brain
>  When using gestures, rules of grammar remain the same despite speakers’ language

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