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Targets for a Comparative Neurobiology of Language

One longstanding impediment to progress in understanding the neural basis of language is the development of model systems that retain language-relevant cognitive behaviors yet permit invasive cellular neuroscience methods. Recent experiments in songbirds suggest that this group may be developed into...

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Autores principales: Kiggins, Justin T., Comins, Jordan A., Gentner, Timothy Q.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Research Foundation 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3321487/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22509163
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnevo.2012.00006
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description One longstanding impediment to progress in understanding the neural basis of language is the development of model systems that retain language-relevant cognitive behaviors yet permit invasive cellular neuroscience methods. Recent experiments in songbirds suggest that this group may be developed into a powerful animal model, particularly for components of grammatical processing. It remains unknown, however, what a neuroscience of language perception may look like when instantiated at the cellular or network level. Here we deconstruct language perception into a minimal set of cognitive processes necessary to support grammatical processing. We then review the current state of our understanding about the neural mechanisms of these requisite cognitive processes in songbirds. We note where current knowledge is lacking, and suggest how these mechanisms may ultimately combine to support an emergent mechanism capable of processing grammatical structures of differing complexity.
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spelling pubmed-33214872012-04-16 Targets for a Comparative Neurobiology of Language Kiggins, Justin T. Comins, Jordan A. Gentner, Timothy Q. Front Evol Neurosci Neuroscience One longstanding impediment to progress in understanding the neural basis of language is the development of model systems that retain language-relevant cognitive behaviors yet permit invasive cellular neuroscience methods. Recent experiments in songbirds suggest that this group may be developed into a powerful animal model, particularly for components of grammatical processing. It remains unknown, however, what a neuroscience of language perception may look like when instantiated at the cellular or network level. Here we deconstruct language perception into a minimal set of cognitive processes necessary to support grammatical processing. We then review the current state of our understanding about the neural mechanisms of these requisite cognitive processes in songbirds. We note where current knowledge is lacking, and suggest how these mechanisms may ultimately combine to support an emergent mechanism capable of processing grammatical structures of differing complexity. Frontiers Research Foundation 2012-04-09 /pmc/articles/PMC3321487/ /pubmed/22509163 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnevo.2012.00006 Text en Copyright © 2012 Kiggins, Comins and Gentner. http://www.frontiersin.org/licenseagreement This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial License, which permits non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in other forums, provided the original authors and source are credited.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3321487/
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