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This book introduces readers to the state-of-the-art neuroscientific research that is revolutionizing our understanding of language. Written in an accessible, conversational style, it focuses on specific aspects of how the brain allows us to use language while also exploring broader themes.
List of contents
- Acknowledgments
- List of figures
- 1: Introduction
- 2: The toolbox
- 3: Sounds in the brain
- 4: A neural code for speech
- 5: Activating words
- 6: Representing meaning
- 7: Structure and prediction
- 8: Composing sentences
- 9: Building dependencies
- 10: Wrapping up
- Abbreviations
- Glossary
- International Phonetic Alphabet for English
- Notes
- Figure acknowledgments
- References
- Index
About the author
Jonathan R. Brennan is Associate Professor of Linguistics and Psychology at the University of Michigan. He is the Director of the Computational Neurolinguistics Laboratory, which uses theories and models from formal linguistics, cognitive neuroscience, and computational linguistics to study the mental structures and computations used to understand words and sentences. He received the 2019 Early Career Award from the Society for the Neurobiology of Language.
Summary
This book introduces readers to the state-of-the-art neuroscientific research that is revolutionizing our understanding of language. Written in an accessible, conversational style, it focuses on specific aspects of how the brain allows us to use language while also exploring broader themes.
Additional text
The book Language and the Brain: A Slim Guide to Neurolinguistics focuses on what is it about the human brain that makes it possible to use language...All in all, this book provides a preliminary understanding of neurolinguistics.
