The evolutionary origin of the language areas in the human brain. A neuroanatomical perspective

Brain Research Reviews

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 381-396

  Aboitiz, Francisco ^a   García V , Ricardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Brain evolution; Broca's area; Language; Parietal lobe; Prefrontal cortex; Syntax; Temporal lobe; Wernicke's area; Working memory

Indexed keywords

BRAIN CORTEX; COGNITION; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE PROJECTION; NEUROANATOMY; PHONETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SHORT TERM MEMORY; WORKING MEMORY;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; EVOLUTION; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; NERVE NET;

EID: 0031418688     PISSN: 01650173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0173(97)00053-2     Document Type: Review

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