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The division of cortical visual processing into distinct dorsal and ventral streams is a key
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The goal of this study is to reintegrate the theory of generative grammar into the cognitive
sciences. Generative grammar was right to focus on the child's acquisition of language as its …

In this article, I discuss some of the latest functional neuroimaging findings on the
organization of object concepts in the human brain. I argue that these data provide strong …

Action and perception are functionally linked in the brain, but a hotly debated question is
whether perception and comprehension of stimuli depend on motor circuits. Brain language …

Evidence from functional neuroimaging of the human brain indicates that information about
salient properties of an object—such as what it looks like, how it moves, and how it is used …

Cognitive Neuroscience of Language provides an up-to-date, wide-ranging, and
pedagogically practical survey of the most important developments in this exciting field. It …

Long-standing speculations and more recent hypotheses propose a variety of possible
evolutionary connections between language, gesture and tool use. These arguments have …

Reflecting recent changes in the way cognition and the brain are studied, this thoroughly
updated fourth edition of this bestselling textbook provides a comprehensive and student …