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Syntax in the brain: Linguistic versus neuroanatomical specificity

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 September 2001

Angela D. Friederici
Affiliation:
Department of Neuropsychology, Max Planck Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, D-04303 Leipzig, Germany{angelafr; cramon}@cns.mpg.de
D. Yves von Cramon
Affiliation:
Department of Neuropsychology, Max Planck Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, D-04303 Leipzig, Germany{angelafr; cramon}@cns.mpg.de

Abstract

We criticize the lack of neuroanatomical precision in the Grodzinsky target article. We propose a more precise neuroanatomical characterization of syntactic processing and suggest that syntactic procedures are supported by the left frontal operculum in addition to the anterior part of the superior temporal gyrus, which appears to be associated with syntactic knowledge representation.

Type
Brief Report
Copyright
© 2000 Cambridge University Press

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