Language viewed from the brain

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Language viewed from the brain

Iwao Honjo

Karger, c1999

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 147-152) and index

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内容説明

A Karger 'Publishing Highlights 1890-2015' title In recent years epoch-making tools like positron emission tomography (PET), magnetoencephalography (MEG) and functional magnetic resonance imaging have enabled us to finally investigate the enigma of language. This book discusses language from a primarily medical point of view. It reviews classical as well as recent studies on significant topics such as cortical mechanisms of language and the identification of receptive and perceptive speech areas. The interaction between brain areas for perception and production is discussed and a summary of the latest research in this field is provided. New findings on the role of the cerebellum and the supplementary motor area in speech perception are reported. Furthermore the latest up-to-date results of PET studies on users of cochlear implants that have immensely improved the understanding of development and plasticity of the cortical language networks, are presented. Otolaryngologists, neurologists, neurosurgeons, along with audiologists and speech therapists will find a wealth of new information in this publication, which provides them with contributions on the latest results on how the brain controls speech and language.

目次

  • Part 1 Overview of language: language of anthropoid
  • language of human beings - origin of language, development of language, disorder of speech
  • language and the brain. Part 2 Anatomy of the brain and functional brain imaging: anatomy of the brain - frontal lobe, parietal lobe, temporal lobe, occipital lobe, standard brain map
  • functional brain imaging - positron emission tomography, magnetencephalography, functional magnetic resonance imaging. Part 3 Language perception: brain level - from the viewpoint of aphasia, brain activities in language perception, development of cortical mechanism of speech perception, disorders of language development and plasticity of the brain, summary
  • cochlear and the auditory tract level - structure and function of the cochlea, coding of speech sounds in the cochlea, structure and function of the cochlear nuclei, role of the efferent tract, summary. Part 4 Language production: brain level - brain activities in reading written language, brain activities during speaking, temporal process of speech production in the brain, summary
  • in organs of vocalization and articulation - mechanisms of vocalization, mechanism of articulation. Part 5 Interaction between language production and recognition: brain activities in the language development period - interaction between production and recognition, role of the crebellum, brain activities in the process of language acquisition
  • brain activities after completion of language development
  • summary
  • Part 6 Language recognition from the viewpoint of cochlear implants: principles of cochlear implant
  • perception of speech sounds with cochlear implants - in the auditory areas, comparison between cochlear implant users and normal individuals, differences in brain activities according to the strategy
  • cochlear implants in children
  • summary. Part 7 Summary and prospects of biological lingusitics: role of Wernicke's area in speech perception
  • activities of the auditory area during language production
  • relations of language with the cerebellum and supplemenary motor area
  • cortical activities of cochlear implant users
  • interactions among different functional areas in the brain
  • prospects for the future.

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