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Sign Language: How the Brain Represents Phonology without Sound

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A rare case of a deaf signer undergoing awake craniotomy has revealed that sensorimotor cortex is functionally organized for signing. Electrocorticography recordings indicated neural tuning to linguistically-relevant handshapes and body… Click to show full abstract

A rare case of a deaf signer undergoing awake craniotomy has revealed that sensorimotor cortex is functionally organized for signing. Electrocorticography recordings indicated neural tuning to linguistically-relevant handshapes and body locations and distinct neural activity for linguistic versus transitional movements.

Keywords: phonology without; language brain; phonology; represents phonology; brain represents; sign language

Journal Title: Current Biology
Year Published: 2020

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