Subcortical syntax: Reconsidering the neural dynamics of language

Subcortical contributions to core linguistic computations pertaining to syntax-semantics remain drastically under-studied. We critique the cortico-centric focus which has largely accompanied research into these higher-order linguistic functions and suggest that, while much remains unknown, there is...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of neurolinguistics Jg. 62; S. 101062
Hauptverfasser: Murphy, Elliot, Hoshi, Koji, Benítez-Burraco, Antonio
Format: Journal Article
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Tokyo Elsevier Ltd 01.05.2022
Elsevier Science Ltd
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Basal ganglia
Binding
Brain
Cognitive ability
Conceptual semantics
Hippocampus
Information processing
Language
Language maintenance
Language processing
Lexical semantics
Natural language
Nervous system
Neurolinguistics
Neurosciences
Pattern recognition
Semantic features
Semantic processing
Semantics
Subcortex
Syntax
Thalamus
Basal ganglia
Language
Semantics
Thalamus
Subcortex
Syntax
Hippocampus
ISSN:0911-6044, 1873-8052
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Zusammenfassung:Subcortical contributions to core linguistic computations pertaining to syntax-semantics remain drastically under-studied. We critique the cortico-centric focus which has largely accompanied research into these higher-order linguistic functions and suggest that, while much remains unknown, there is nevertheless a rich body of research concerning the possible roles of subcortex in natural language. Although much current evidence emerges from distinct domains of cognitive neuroscience, in this review article we attempt to show that there is a clear place for subcortex in models of natural language syntax-semantics, including a role in binary set-formation, categorized object maintenance, lexico-semantic processing, conceptual-to-lexical transformations, morphosyntactic linearization, semantic feature-binding, and cross-cortical representational integration. In particular, we consult models of language processing relying on oscillatory brain dynamics in order to investigate both the apparent and possible functional roles of subcortex in language. •We review apparent and possible roles for subcortical structures in natural language syntax.•Core linguistic computations such as binary set-formation and categorized object maintenance are subserved by subcortex.•Cross-frequency oscillatory interactions are highlighted to ground formal properties of language within neural systems.
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ISSN:0911-6044
1873-8052
DOI:10.1016/j.jneuroling.2022.101062