Language and brain: What is up? What is coming up?

The classical aphasiological model of brain/language relationships is nowad ays complemented by independent results from functional neuroimaging studie s using techniques such as Positron Emission Tomography, functional Magneti c Resonance Imaging;, or Event-Related Electro-Encephalography and Magneto- Encephalography mapping. Although brain mapping of language is still hamper ed by many methodological pitfalls, these methods now appear reliable and p rovide a renewed description of the temporal spatial dynamics of neural ens embles subserving language functions. Moreover, neuroimaging techniques sho uld also shed a new light on remaining difficult issues such as neural and functional plasticity in developmental or post-lesional contexts.