The evolution of language: The cerebro-cerebellar blending of visual-spatial working memory with vocalizations

Journal of Mind and Behavior

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 317-331

  Vandervert, Larry ^a  

^a American Nonlinear Systems   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebellum; Language evolution; Visual spatial working memory

Indexed keywords

CEREBELLUM; EVOLUTION; HAPLORHINI; LANGUAGE; NONHUMAN; PHONETICS; REVIEW; SPATIAL MEMORY; VISUAL MEMORY; VOCALIZATION; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 84862210346     PISSN: 02710137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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