Abstract Language behaviour is complex, but neuroscientific evidence disentangles it into
distinct components supported by dedicated brain areas or networks. In this Review, we …

Theories of human cognition prominently feature'Broca's area', which causally contributes to
a myriad of mental functions. However, Broca's area is not a monolithic, multipurpose unit–it …

Verbal communication is a joint activity; however, speech production and comprehension
have primarily been analyzed as independent processes within the boundaries of individual …

Studies of psychiatric disorders have traditionally focused on emotional symptoms such as
depression, anxiety and hallucinations. However, poorly controlled cognitive deficits are …

Sensorimotor integration is an active domain of speech research and is characterized by two
main ideas, that the auditory system is critically involved in speech production and that the …

Is the human mind/brain composed of a set of highly specialized components, each carrying
out a specific aspect of human cognition, or is it more of a general-purpose device, in which …

Neuroscientists have debated for centuries whether some regions of the human brain are
selectively engaged in specific high-level mental functions or whether, instead, cognition is …

Action and perception are functionally linked in the brain, but a hotly debated question is
whether perception and comprehension of stimuli depend on motor circuits. Brain language …

Previous neuroimaging research has identified a number of brain regions sensitive to
different aspects of linguistic processing, but precise functional characterization of these …

Cognitive Neuroscience of Language provides an up-to-date, wide-ranging, and
pedagogically practical survey of the most important developments in this exciting field. It …