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Language and Cognition Interaction Neural Mechanisms
Author
Source
Computational Intelligence and Neuroscience
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-13, 13 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-08-24
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
13
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
How language and cognition interact in thinking? Is language just used for communication of completed thoughts, or is it fundamental for thinking? Existing approaches have not led to a computational theory.
We develop a hypothesis that language and cognition are two separate but closely interacting mechanisms.
Language accumulates cultural wisdom; cognition develops mental representations modeling surrounding world and adapts cultural knowledge to concrete circumstances of life.
Language is acquired from surrounding language “ready-made” and therefore can be acquired early in life.
This early acquisition of language in childhood encompasses the entire hierarchy from sounds to words, to phrases, and to highest concepts existing in culture.
Cognition is developed from experience.
Yet cognition cannot be acquired from experience alone; language is a necessary intermediary, a “teacher.” A mathematical model is developed; it overcomes previous difficulties and leads to a computational theory.
This model is consistent with Arbib's “language prewired brain” built on top of mirror neuron system.
It models recent neuroimaging data about cognition, remaining unnoticed by other theories.
A number of properties of language and cognition are explained, which previously seemed mysterious, including influence of language grammar on cultural evolution, which may explain specifics of English and Arabic cultures.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Perlovsky, Leonid. 2011. Language and Cognition Interaction Neural Mechanisms. Computational Intelligence and Neuroscience،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-13.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Perlovsky, Leonid. Language and Cognition Interaction Neural Mechanisms. Computational Intelligence and Neuroscience No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-472880
American Medical Association (AMA)
Perlovsky, Leonid. Language and Cognition Interaction Neural Mechanisms. Computational Intelligence and Neuroscience. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-472880
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-472880