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Neural constraints and flexibility in language processing

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 June 2016

Christian R. Huyck
Christian R. Huyck*
Affiliation:
Department of Computer Science, Middlesex University, London NW4 4BT, United Kingdom. [email protected]://www.cwa.mdx.ac.uk/chris/
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Abstract

Humans process language with their neurons. Memory in neurons is supported by neural firing and by short- and long-term synaptic weight change; the emergent behaviour of neurons, synchronous firing, and cell assembly dynamics is also a form of memory. As the language signal moves to later stages, it is processed with different mechanisms that are slower but more persistent.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 39 , 2016 , e78
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2016 

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