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 …

The structure of the brain and the nature of evolution suggest that, despite its uniqueness,
language likely depends on brain systems that also subserve other functions. The …

Present day neuroscience places the brain at the centre of study. But what if researchers
viewed the brain not as the foundation of life, rather as a mediating organ? Ecology of the …

A proposal for a fully post-phrenological neuroscience that details the evolutionary roots of
functional diversity in brain regions and networks. The computer analogy of the mind has …

Much research in cognitive neuroscience supports prediction as a canonical computation of
cognition across domains. Is such predictive coding implemented by feedback from higher …

Teaching and Researching Listening provides a focused, state-of-the-art treatment of the
linguistic, psycholinguistic and pragmatic processes that are involved in oral language use …

In the first comprehensive study of the relationship between music and language from the
standpoint of cognitive neuroscience, Aniruddh D. Patel challenges the widespread belief …

A neurobiological model of language is discussed that overcomes the shortcomings of the
classical Wernicke-Lichtheim-Geschwind model. It is based on a subdivision of language …

Summary In 1861, Paul Broca stood up before the Anthropological Society of Paris and
announced that the left frontal lobe was the seat of speech. Ever since, Broca's eponymous …

The paper opens with an evaluation of the BIA model of bilingual word recognition in the
light of recent empirical evidence. After pointing out problems and omissions, a new model …