A neuropsychological perspective on the link between language and praxis in modern humans

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 367, Issue 1585, 2012, Pages 144-160

  Roby Brami, Agnes ^a,b   Hermsdörfer, Joachim ^c   Roy, Alice C ^d,f   Jacobs, Stéphane ^e,f  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^b RAYMOND POINCARÉ HOSPITAL   (France)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^d INSTITUT DES SCIENCES COGNITIVES   (France)

^e LYON NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH CENTER   (France)

^f UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

Action; Brain damage; Gesture; Language; Pantomime; Tool use

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; BRAIN; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; HUMAN BEHAVIOR; NEUROLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; TOOL USE;

EID: 81555222769     PISSN: 09628436     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2011.0122     Document Type: Review

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