The entire brain may be involved in language, not just a few regions


Brain activity in speech production shown on a coloured functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRIf) scan

Once we converse, mind exercise spikes (purple) in areas close to Broca’s space

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Now we have misunderstood how the mind processes language, says a controversial new evaluation. The mind areas which have been recognized as specialised language processing centres are literally hubs that coordinate the processing of language throughout a number of mind areas, argue Jeremy I. Skipper at College Faculty London and his colleagues.

Their thought runs counter to most fashions of language within the mind and has been met with scepticism.

For the reason that late 1800s, there has been rising proof that particular mind areas …