THE LINGUISTIC BASIS OF LEFT-HEMISPHERE SPECIALIZATION

被引:62
作者
CORINA, DP
VAID, J
BELLUGI, U
机构
[1] SALK INST BIOL STUDIES,LA JOLLA,CA 92037
[2] TEXAS A&M UNIV SYST,COLLEGE STN,TX 77843
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10.1126/science.1546327
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
In humans the two cerebral hemispheres of the brain are functionally specialized with the left hemisphere predominantly mediating language skills. The basis of this lateralization has been proposed to be differential localization of the linguistic, the motoric, or the symbolic properties of language. To distinguish among these possibilities, lateralization of spoken language, signed language, and nonlinguistic gesture have been compared in deaf and hearing individuals. This analysis, plus additional clinical findings, support a linguistic basis of left hemisphere specialization.
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