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Addresses all scholars interested in evolution, biology, neurology, language, cognition and theory of mind
Uses modern neuroimaging technology to map language and related cognitive functions
Illustrates and discusses a genetic blueprint for language
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Evolution
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Paradigms
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Circuits
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Back Matter
About this book
The Nature of Language addresses one of the most fundamental questions of mankind: how did language evolve, and what are the neurobiological and cognitive foundations of language processing? These questions are explored from different perspectives to discuss the building blocks of language evolution and how they developed in the way they can be found in modern humans. Primarily, neural mapping methods of cognition presented in this research provide extremely valuable data about the neural circuitries that are involved in language processing. Thus, the book explores and illustrates cortical mapping in typical language patterns, but also cortical mapping in atypical populations that fail to process particular language aspects. A neurobiological stance is used to inquire about how language abilities of our species evolved to communicate for the purposes of conveying information such as ideas, emotions, goals, and humor. The evolutionary language model presented builds on the cognitive abilities of our ancestors, and it allows readers to draw a variety of expansive conclusions from that, including the idea that human language as an interface system provides the basis for consciousness.
Authors and Affiliations
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University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, USA
Dieter Hillert
About the author
Dieter Hillert, born in Germany, is a cognitive scientist and best known for studying language through cognitive, neurobiological and comparative approaches. He holds positions as an Adjunct Professor and Research Scientist, and is affiliated with San Diego State University, University of California, San Diego, and University of Utah. He also works as a science writer on topics related to mind and brain.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Nature of Language
Book Subtitle: Evolution, Paradigms and Circuits
Authors: Dieter Hillert
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-0609-3
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Behavioral Science, Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2014
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-0608-6Published: 30 April 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-4434-7Published: 03 September 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4939-0609-3Published: 30 April 2014
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 201
Number of Illustrations: 34 b/w illustrations, 55 illustrations in colour
Topics: Cognitive Psychology, Psycholinguistics, Neuropsychology