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This chapter explores the aspects of neurolinguistics involved in language learning. Topics include anatomy and physiology of the central nervous system relative to language processing, brain maturation issues, and theories of information and linguistic processing.

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The brain and spinal cord make up the Central Nervous System. This is the system most responsible for linguistic processing. Which anatomical areas of the brain are not as instrumental in linguistic processing as the others?

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Brain maturation comes about as the neurons increase in size and their dendrites and axons grow more dense and interconnected. A chief cause of this growth is due to


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The area of the auditory cortex that receives auditory signals is called


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Information processing as a model of linguistic processing involves, among other things, attention, perception, memory, concept formation, executive function and


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An information processing model contains the steps of attending to relevant stimuli, discriminating relevant stimuli, then organizing, and remembering them. These processing activities are overseen by

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When a child develops Theory of Mind, he/she is able to

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Memory is an important aspect of information processing. Information is retained best if it is retained in long term memory. In order to get information in long term memory, one must


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According to the literature, the right and left hemispheres of the human brain, by necessity divide the linguistic processing activities equally.

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A larger percentage of the weight of a newborn is made up of his brain because it still contains some of the extra embryonic fluid from being in utero.

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Scientists have been able to pinpoint anatomical localization of linguistic processing in the brain, however finding the anatomical location is not necessarily an explanation of the functions of linguistic processing.

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