Language Processing in the Primary Cortex

Thèse de Bachelor , 2016 , 38 Pages , Note: 2,3

Science de Langue / Linguistique (interdisciplinaire)

The thesis aims to transmit knowledge about which cortical brain areas may be involved in language processing and how these mechanisms may be structured. Furthermore, an overview of how language-brain relations were seen in the past is given, followed by a basic anatomical description of the whole brain to fully understand neural language mechanisms. In addition, major language disorder types whose examinations have contributed to the location of language functions are described. The work concludes with an outline of the most important investigative methods by means of which detailed scientific language-related research could be conducted.

Table of Contents

List of figures

1.Introduction

2. Terminology: Language and Language Processing

3. Basic Ideas about Brain and Language: A Historical Review
3.1 Antiquity
3.2 Middle ages to 1800
3.3 Localism of Gall and Broca
3.4 Associationism: Wernicke and Lichtheim
3.5 Jackson’s Evolutionary Model
3.6 The Concept of Holism
3.7 Dynamic Localization of Function
3.8 Geschwind’s Concept of Connectionism

4. Brain Anatomy
4.1 The Meninges
4.2 The Brain stem
4.3 The Cerebellum
4.4 The Diencephalon
4.5 The Cerebrum
4.6 The Cerebral Cortex
4.7 Gray and White Matter
4.8 The Ventricular System
4.9 Blood Supply

5. The Core Cortical Language Areas
5.1 Language Lateralization
5.2 Broca’s Area
5.3 Wernicke’s Area
5.4 Angular and Supramarginal Gyrus

6. Linguistic and Neural Mechanism of Language Components
6.1 The Dual Loop Model
6.2 Linguistic Organization of Speech Production
6.3 Linguistic Organization of Speech Comprehension
6.4 Linguistic Organization of Written Language Comprehension
6.5 Neuroanatomical Organization of Speech Production
6.6 Neuroanatomical Organization of Speech Comprehension
6.7 The Neuroanatomical Organization of Written Language Comprehension

7. Aphasia: Syndromes and Symptoms
7.1 Broca’s Aphasia
7.2 Wernicke’s Aphasia
7.3 Conduction Aphasia

8. Methods of Investigation
8.1 Cerebral Angiography
8.2 Neural Stimulation
8.3 Wada Test
8.4 Structural Neural Imaging: CT and MRI
8.5 Functional Neural Imaging: EEG, ERP, MEG, PET, rCBF, and fMRI

9. Conclusion

Bibliography

• Université: University of Augsburg
• Note: 2,3
• Auteur: Antonia Jocher (Auteur)
• Année de publication: 2016
• Pages: 38
• N° de catalogue: V365511
• ISBN (ebook): 9783668448476
• ISBN (Livre): 9783668448483
• Langue: anglais
• mots-clé: language, processing, primary, cortex