On the nature and evolution of the neural bases of human language

Yearbook of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 45, Issue , 2002, Pages 36-62

  Lieberman, Philip ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain; Evolution; Language; Neural circuits; Neurophysiology

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BRAIN; CHRONIC BRAIN DISEASE; COMPARATIVE ANATOMY; EVOLUTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CHARACTERISTIC; LANGUAGE; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; NERVE TRACT; PALEONTOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDER; SPEECH;

ANATOMY, COMPARATIVE; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BRAIN; BRAIN DAMAGE, CHRONIC; HUMAN CHARACTERISTICS; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NEURAL PATHWAYS; PALEONTOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDERS; SPEECH;

EID: 0039482686     PISSN: 0096848X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.10171     Document Type: Article

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