Neurolinguistics

Tyler Holland
Mr. Roddy
IHSS
11 September 2019
Neurolinguistics
Neurolinguistics is the study of how language works in our brain, where it is processed, and things like how do we understand and communicate languages or multiple languages. This article talks about how we process language and what goes on in our brains that allow us to understand what each word means and how to respond. "We can't say that language is 'in' a particular part of the brain" (Menn). Language in the brain doesn't alway s come from one particular place, understanding words can from many parts of the brain and usually does. When we hear a word, we are taking information from our different senses and combining them to picture a word in our head, Ex: "when we understand or say a word like ‘apple’, we are likely to use information about what apples look, feel, smell, and taste like, even though we aren’t aware of doing this." (Menn). This is because a large portion of our brain is a network connecting different parts of our brain together allowing us to process things different ways and quicker. This also helps to answer why we are able to have a much more complex language system than most other species. There are three main ways that are used to study the brain relating to speaking and responding. The first one is using machines such as an MRI to detect magnetically and electrical signals that move through the neurons around and across your brain. The second method is using rapid infrared movements through the neural tissue that surrounds the brain. A third method is using quick magnetic stimulations to see where blood flows to different parts of the brain to test where and how quick the brain reacts and responds. Neurolinguistics is always changing as scientists find out more and more about things that are particular to only a single person and can affect how well they can process things, use grammar, and even change how it will affect their learning of new languages.




https://www.linguisticsociety.org/resource/neurolinguistics 



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