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Willems, R. M., & Hagoort, P. (2010). Cortical motor contributions to language understanding. In L. Hermer (Ed.), Reciprocal interactions among early sensory and motor areas and higher cognitive networks (pp. 51-72). Kerala, India: Research Signpost Press.

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Willems, Roel M.1, 2, 3, 4, Author           
Hagoort, Peter1, 2, 3, 4, Author           
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1Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, External Organizations, ou_55236              
2Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute, University of California, Berkeley, ou_persistent22              
3Unification, MPI for Psycholinguistics, Max Planck Society, Nijmegen, NL, ou_55219              
4Neurobiology of Language Department, MPI for Psycholinguistics, Max Planck Society, ou_792551              

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 Abstract: Here we review evidence from cognitive neuroscience for a tight relation between language and action in the brain. We focus on two types of relation between language and action. First, we investigate whether the perception of speech and speech sounds leads to activation of parts of the cortical motor system also involved in speech production. Second, we evaluate whether understanding action-related language involves the activation of parts of the motor system. We conclude that whereas there is considerable evidence that understanding language can involve parts of our motor cortex, this relation is best thought of as inherently flexible. As we explain, the exact nature of the input as well as the intention with which language is perceived influences whether and how motor cortex plays a role in language processing.

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Language(s): eng - English
 Dates: 20092010
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Title: Reciprocal interactions among early sensory and motor areas and higher cognitive networks
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Hermer, Linda, Editor
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Publ. Info: Kerala, India : Research Signpost Press
Pages: - Volume / Issue: - Sequence Number: - Start / End Page: 51 - 72 Identifier: ISBN: 978-81-308-0417-0