Talking HeadsThe neuroscience of language

Cover......Page 1
Talking Heads: The neuroscience of language......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Contents......Page 8
Preface......Page 12
1 Defining language......Page 16
References......Page 23
2 The origin and evolution of language and words......Page 26
Notes......Page 32
References......Page 33
3 The anatomy of language......Page 36
The anatomo-clinical method......Page 37
A new anatomy of language? The contribution of neuroimaging......Page 44
Forgetting Wernicke? New neurological models of language......Page 51
Cognitive neuropsychology......Page 54
Language and hemispheric specialization......Page 59
The right hemisphere and language......Page 61
Notes......Page 62
References......Page 63
4 Acquired language disorders: The aphasias......Page 70
Recovery from aphasia......Page 77
References......Page 80
5 The sounds of language: The production and comprehension of words......Page 84
Production of language sounds......Page 87
Perception and comprehension of language sounds......Page 95
Neurological bases and functional mechanisms of word repetition......Page 101
Foreign accent syndrome......Page 102
References......Page 103
Defining the lexicon......Page 108
Error analysis and evaluation of models of processing of the lexicon......Page 111
Organization of the mental lexicon......Page 114
From the conceptual system to articulation: Lexical access......Page 116
Factors that influence lexical access......Page 121
The content of the lexical-syntactic system: Semantic categories and grammatical classes......Page 123
Grammatical classes......Page 129
Beyond literal meaning: Comprehension of connotation, metaphors and idioms......Page 131
The origin of semantic-lexical deficits: Loss of information or access deficit......Page 132
Neurological correlates of the lexical-semantic system......Page 133
References......Page 136
7 The trains of language: Syntax and morphology......Page 144
Agrammatism......Page 147
Interpreting agrammatism: Neurolinguistic theories......Page 151
Morphological deficits in aphasia......Page 153
Neurological bases of morphology and syntax......Page 155
Notes......Page 157
References......Page 158
8 The neurological bases and functional architecture of written language......Page 164
Orthographic systems......Page 165
Anatomical and functional models of written language processing......Page 166
Cognitive models of reading......Page 169
Computational models of reading......Page 171
Components of the two-route model......Page 172
Diagnosis and cognitive classification of the dyslexias......Page 176
Cognitive models of writing......Page 180
Structure of the orthographic form......Page 181
Reading by touch: The neuropsychology of Braille......Page 184
Learning to read and developmental dyslexia......Page 185
Notes......Page 188
References......Page 189
Aphasia in bilinguals......Page 194
Neuroimaging studies......Page 196
Anatomical correlates of differences between individuals in the ability to learn a second language......Page 199
Lexical access in bilinguals......Page 200
References......Page 204
10 Speaking with our hands: Sign language......Page 208
Aphasia in the signing population......Page 209
Experimental studies......Page 210
The system of mirror neurons and sign language......Page 212
References......Page 213
Neurological bases of language development......Page 216
Lexical-semantic processing......Page 219
Specific language disorders......Page 220
Language acquisition and development in special populations......Page 221
References......Page 222
The nerve cell......Page 226
Macroscopic and functional anatomy of the nervous system......Page 227
Neural routes of visual and acoustic perception......Page 234
References......Page 240
Glossary......Page 242
Author index......Page 246
Subject index......Page 256