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This sandwiched image of two X-rays shows electrodes that surgeons use to find and remove the source of seizures (to cure epilepsy), while sparing the source of mental functions like language. Composite illustration Ned T. Sahin/Department of Psychology |
Finding the seat of language?A team of Harvard and University of California, San Diego (UCSD), researchers report having pinpointed an area of the brain where three essential components of language — word identification, grammar, and word pronunciation — are processed. |
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