Chapter 3. Prolegomena to the translating and interpreting brain

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Chapter 3
Prolegomena to the translating and interpreting brain

Published online: 6 June 2019

Article outline

3.1Laying the groundwork
3.2A primer on neurology
- 3.2.1The neocortex
- 3.2.2Some language-related subcortical structures
- 3.2.3Two key language-related networks
- 3.2.4Neurons and synapses
- 3.2.5Cognitive processing as neuronal teamwork
3.3The verbal brain
- 3.3.1Tell me where: The functional neuroanatomy of language
  - 3.3.1.1A tale of two hemispheres
  - 3.3.1.2Functions of frontostriatal networks and their connections
  - 3.3.1.3Functions of temporo-parietal regions and their connections
- 3.3.2Electrified words: The neurophysiology of language
  - 3.3.2.1ERP signatures
  - 3.3.2.2Oscillatory signatures
  - 3.3.2.3Functional connectivity signatures
3.4It takes two to tango: The prerequisite of bilingualism
- 3.4.1Linguistic mechanisms in the bilingual brain
- 3.4.2Executive mechanisms in the bilingual brain
3.5In a nutshell