Any account of “what is special about the human brain”(Passingham 2008) must specify the
neural basis of our unique ability to produce speech and delineate how these remarkable …

The traditional theory equating the brain bases of language with Broca's and Wernicke's
neocortical areas is wrong. Neural circuits linking activity in anatomically segregated …

FOR THE PAST 200 YEARS, virtually all attempts to account for the neural bases and the
evolution of human language have focused on the neocortex. And in the past 40 years …

Aim: Many studies have suggested that physical exercise training improves cognition and
more selectively executive functions. There is a growing interest to clarify the …

Human speech involves species-specific anatomy deriving from the descent of the tongue
into the pharynx. The human tongue's shape and position yields the 1: 1 oral-to-pharyngeal …

In this forcefully argued book, the leading evolutionary theorist of language draws on
evidence from evolutionary biology, genetics, physical anthropology, anatomy, and …

In recent years, the altitude acclimatization responses elicited by short-term intermittent
exposure to hypoxia have been subject to renewed attention. The main goal of short-term …

The Unpredictable Species argues that the human brain evolved in a way that enhances our
cognitive flexibility and capacity for innovation and imitation. In doing so, the book …

Studies of sentence comprehension deficits in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients suggest
that language processing involves circuits connecting subcortical and cortical regions …

Although we are far from a universally accepted pattern of impaired function at altitude, there
is evidence indicating motor, perceptual, memory and behavioural deficits in adults. Even …