Evolution of Language and Cognition: Perspectives from Primate Neural Systems

How the human brain specialized for language and cognition is a fundamental question for the brain sciences. In essence the key question is: what makes us unique? In this talk, I first consider new evidence from structural and effective connectivity studies in human and nonhuman primates, leading to a different way of thinking about how the human arcuate fasciculus and fronto-temporal brain system evolved. I then overview behavioral, neuroimaging and neurophysiological results using Artificial Grammar Learning tasks, including presenting work with patients that have Broca’s aphasia. I conclude by highlighting new directions implementing more meaningful AGL tasks.

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