Language and the Brain: A Slim Guide to Neurolinguistics

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Jonathan R. Brennan (Associate Professor of Linguistics and Psychology, Associate Professor of Linguistics and Psychology, University of Michigan)

Language and the Brain

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A Slim Guide to Neurolinguistics

Jonathan R. Brennan (Associate Professor of Linguistics and Psychology, Associate Professor of Linguistics and Psychology, University of Michigan)

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OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
04 August 2022

linguistics; Psycholinguistics; Cognition & cognitive psychology

This book introduces readers to the state-of-the-art neuroscientific research that is revolutionizing our understanding of language. Interest in the brain bases of language goes back to the birth of the modern neurosciences in the late nineteenth century. Today, tools such as fMRI and EEG allow us to study brain activity non-invasively as people perform complex cognitive tasks like talking or reading. In this book, Jonathan Brennan shows how brain signals are connected with the intricate cognitive structures that underlie human language. Each chapter focuses on specific insights including the neural codes for speech perception, meaning, and sentence structure. The book also explores larger themes such as how to connect abstract notions like ""knowing a language"" to concrete signals that are measured in a laboratory, and how to reconcile apparently conflicting pieces of data that arise from different experiments. Written in an accessible, conversational style, and featuring a glossary of key terms, this slim guide will appeal to a wide range of readers interested in how the human brain allows us to use language.

By: Jonathan R. Brennan (Associate Professor of Linguistics and Psychology Associate Professor of Linguistics and Psychology University of Michigan)
Imprint: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 135mm, Spine: 11mm
Weight: 300g
ISBN: 9780198814764
ISBN 10: 0198814763
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 04 August 2022
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jonathan R. Brennan is Associate Professor of Linguistics and Psychology at the University of Michigan. He is the Director of the Computational Neurolinguistics Laboratory, which uses theories and models from formal linguistics, cognitive neuroscience, and computational linguistics to study the mental structures and computations used to understand words and sentences. He received the 2019 Early Career Award from the Society for the Neurobiology of Language.

Reviews for Language and the Brain: A Slim Guide to Neurolinguistics

Sometimes one picks up a book that doesn't initially spark interest, only to discover that it touches on multiple facets of one's own life...Each chapter persuades through the combined art of conversational humor, illuminating figures, a helpful summary, and extensive supporting material. This concise volume offers an excellent example of how to convey challenging scientific content in an approachable manner. * Choice *