Broca's area and language evolution

Citation
A. Carstairs-mccarthy, Broca's area and language evolution, BEHAV BRAIN, 23(1), 2000, pp. 28
Citations number
1
Categorie Soggetti
Psycology,"Neurosciences & Behavoir
Journal title
BEHAVIORAL AND BRAIN SCIENCES
ISSN journal
0140525X → ACNP
Volume
23
Issue
1
Year of publication
2000
Database
ISI
SICI code
0140-525X(200002)23:1<28:BAALE>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
Grodzinsky associates Broca's area with three kinds of deficit, relating to articulation, comprehension (involving trace deletion), and production (in volving "tree priming"). Could these be special cases of one deficit? Evide nce from research on language evolution suggests that they may all involve syllable structure or those aspects of syntax that evolved through exploiti ng the neural mechanisms underlying syllable structure.