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Neurolinguistics - (MIT Press Essential Knowledge) by Giosue Baggio (Paperback)
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- An accessible introduction to the study of language in the brain, covering language processing, language acquisition, literacy, and language disorders.
- About the Author: Giosuè Baggio is Professor of Psycholinguistics at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim, Norway, and the author of Meaning in the Brain (MIT Press).
- 224 Pages
- Medical, Neuroscience
- Series Name: MIT Press Essential Knowledge
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"A short, reader-friendly introduction to the neuroscientific study of language. Written by an emerging star in the field"--Book Synopsis
An accessible introduction to the study of language in the brain, covering language processing, language acquisition, literacy, and language disorders. Neurolinguistics, the study of language in the brain, describes the anatomical structures (networks of neurons in the brain) and physiological processes (ways for these networks to be active) that allow humans to learn and use one or more languages. It draws on neuroscience, linguistics--particularly theoretical linguistics--and other disciplines. In this volume in the MIT Press Essential Knowledge series, Giosuè Baggio offers an accessible introduction to the fundamentals of neurolinguistics, covering language processing, language acquisition, literacy, and speech and language disorders. Baggio first surveys the evolution of the field, describing discoveries by Paul Broca, Carl Wernicke, Noam Chomsky, and others. He discusses mapping language in "brain time" and "brain space" and the constraints of neurolinguistic models. Considering language acquisition, he explains that a child is never a "blank slate" infants and young children are only able to acquire specific aspects of language in specific stages of cognitive development. He addresses the neural consequences of bilingualism; literacy, discussing how forms of visual language in the brain differ from forms of auditory language; aphasia and the need to understand language disorders in behavioral, functional, and neuroanatomical terms; neurogenetics of language; and the neuroethology of language, tracing the origins of the neural and behavioral building blocks of human linguistic communication to the evolution of avian, mammalian, and primate brains.About the Author
Giosuè Baggio is Professor of Psycholinguistics at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim, Norway, and the author of Meaning in the Brain (MIT Press).Dimensions (Overall): 7.1 Inches (H) x 5.1 Inches (W) x .7 Inches (D)
Weight: .45 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 224
Genre: Medical
Sub-Genre: Neuroscience
Series Title: MIT Press Essential Knowledge
Publisher: MIT Press
Format: Paperback
Author: Giosue Baggio
Language: English
Street Date: May 10, 2022
TCIN: 85819146
UPC: 9780262543262
Item Number (DPCI): 247-13-0889
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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