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Recent neuroimaging and neuropsychological research in adults and infants suggests that the neural system for language is widely distributed and shares organizational principles with other cognitive systems in the brain. Connectionist modelling has clarified that networks operating with associative mechanisms can display properties typically associated with genetically predetermined and dedicated symbolic functions.

Original publication

DOI

10.1016/s0959-4388(97)80015-3

Type

Journal article

Journal

Curr Opin Neurobiol

Publication Date

04/1997

Volume

7

Pages

262 - 268

Keywords

Brain, Humans, Language, Neurons