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Mirror neurons, Broca's area and language: Reflecting on the evidence

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 October 2003

Scott H. Johnson-Frey
Scott H. Johnson-Frey*
Affiliation:
Center for Cognitive Neuroscience, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH03755-3569
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Abstract:

A premise of Corballis's theory is that speech arose when vocalization co-opted existing gestural functions in the left ventral premotor cortex. Yet, visuomotor functions in this region remain largely unchanged between humans and macaques and have no discernible connection to gestural communication. This functional continuity suggests that language production is not the result of modifying existing motor functions in this region.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 26 , Issue 2 , April 2003 , pp. 226 - 227
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2003

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