The
literature
regarding
the
neural
basis
of
syntax
is
a
varied
landscape
mutually
incompatible
descriptions
how
and
where
hierarchical
structure
generated
processed.
In
this
work,
I
first
lay
out
predominant
neurobiological
models
syntax,
followed
by
tour
evidence
for
against
brain
regions
argued
to
be
implicated
in
process.
close
discussing
compatibility
theoretical
with
empirical
data.
NeuroImage,
Год журнала:
2022,
Номер
258, С. 119352 - 119352
Опубликована: Июнь 2, 2022
To
advance
understanding
of
brain
networks
involved
in
language,
the
effective
connectivity
between
26
cortical
regions
implicated
language
by
a
community
analysis
and
360
was
measured
171
humans
from
Human
Connectome
Project,
complemented
with
functional
diffusion
tractography,
all
using
HCP
multimodal
parcellation
atlas.
A
(semantic)
network
(Group
1)
involving
inferior
superior
temporal
sulcus
cortex
(STS)
adjacent
visual
TE1a
pole
TG,
connected
parietal
PGi
region,
has
(TE)
regions;
PFm
which
also
connectivity;
posterior
cingulate
memory-related
frontal
pole,
orbitofrontal
cortex,
medial
prefrontal
cortex;
dorsolateral
44
45
for
output
regions.
It
is
proposed
that
this
system
can
build
its
lobe
(STS
TG)
parts
(PGi
PGs)
semantic
representations
objects
incorporating
especially
their
reward
properties.
Another
3)
more
including
STGa,
auditory
A5,
TPOJ1,
STV
Peri-Sylvian
Language
area
(PSL)
areas
(A1,
A4,
Pbelt);
relatively
early
motion,
e.g.,
MT
MST,
faces/words
(FFC);
somatosensory
(frontal
opercular
FOP,
insula
PF);
other
TPOJ
gyrus
(IFJa
IFSp).
builds
specialising
related
facial
motion
information
useful
theory
mind
/
body
image
information,
outputs
directed
not
only
to
45,
but
premotor
55b
midcingulate
cortex.
Both
(Groups
1
have
access
hippocampal
episodic
memory
via
parahippocampal
TF.
third
largely
2)
(44,
47l;
55b;
Superior
Frontal
region
SFL;
TGv)
receives
two
systems,
syntax
speech
output.
NeuroImage,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
274, С. 120132 - 120132
Опубликована: Апрель 25, 2023
Modern
linguistic
theories
and
network
science
propose
that
language
speech
processing
are
organized
into
hierarchical,
segregated
large-scale
subnetworks,
with
a
core
of
dorsal
(phonological)
stream
ventral
(semantic)
stream.
The
two
streams
asymmetrically
recruited
in
receptive
expressive
or
tasks,
which
showed
flexible
functional
segregation
integration.
We
hypothesized
the
was
supported
by
underlying
segregation.
A
dynamic
conditional
correlation
approach
employed
to
construct
framewise
time-varying
networks
k-means
clustering
investigate
temporal-reoccurring
patterns.
found
dynamics
resting
state
were
robustly
clustered
four
states,
dynamically
reconfigured
following
domain-separation
manner.
Spatially,
hub
distributions
first
three
states
highly
resembled
neurobiology
perception
lexical-phonological
processing,
production,
semantic
respectively.
fourth
characterized
weakest
connectivity
regarded
as
baseline
state.
Temporally,
appeared
exclusively
limited
time
bins
(∼15%),
most
(>
55%),
4
dominant.
Machine
learning-based
dFC-linguistics
prediction
analyses
dFCs
significantly
predicted
individual
performance.
These
findings
suggest
manner
state,
forms
"meta-network"
framework
support
integration
during
processing.
Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
36(6), С. 1141 - 1155
Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2024
Abstract
Disagreements
persist
regarding
the
neural
basis
of
syntactic
processing,
which
has
been
linked
both
to
inferior
frontal
and
posterior
temporal
regions
brain.
One
focal
point
debate
concerns
role
areas
in
receptive
ability,
is
mostly
assessed
using
sentence
comprehension
involving
complex
structures,
a
task
that
potentially
confounded
with
working
memory.
Syntactic
acceptability
judgments
may
provide
better
measure
syntax
by
reducing
need
use
high
memory
load
sentences
enabling
assessment
various
types
violations.
We
therefore
tested
perception
grammatical
violations
people
poststroke
aphasia
(n
=
25),
along
matched
controls
16),
English
errors
word
order,
agreement,
or
subcategorization.
Lesion
data
were
also
collected.
Control
participants
performed
near
ceiling
accuracy
higher
discriminability
agreement
subcategorization
than
order;
less
able
discriminate
violations,
but,
on
average,
paralleled
control
Lesion-symptom
mapping
showed
correlation
between
regions,
but
not
regions.
argue
these
results
diverge
from
models
holding
are
amodal
core
structure
building
favor
posit
hierarchical
system
Brain,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
147(2), С. 607 - 626
Опубликована: Сен. 26, 2023
Abstract
The
non-fluent/agrammatic
variant
of
primary
progressive
aphasia
(nfvPPA)
is
a
neurodegenerative
syndrome
primarily
defined
by
the
presence
apraxia
speech
(AoS)
and/or
expressive
agrammatism.
In
addition,
many
patients
exhibit
dysarthria
receptive
This
leads
to
substantial
phenotypic
variation
within
speech-language
domain
across
individuals
and
time,
in
terms
both
specific
combination
symptoms
as
well
their
severity.
How
resolve
such
heterogeneity
nfvPPA
matter
debate.
‘Splitting’
views
propose
separate
clinical
entities:
‘primary
speech’
when
AoS
occurs
absence
agrammatism,
‘progressive
agrammatic
aphasia’
(PAA)
opposite
case,
‘AOS
+
PAA’
mixed
motor
language
are
clearly
present.
While
therapeutic
interventions
typically
vary
depending
on
predominant
symptom
(e.g.
versus
agrammatism),
existence
behavioural,
anatomical
pathological
overlap
these
phenotypes
argues
against
drawing
clear-cut
boundaries.
current
study,
we
contribute
this
debate
mapping
behaviour
brain
large,
prospective
cohort
characterized
with
(n
=
104).
We
sought
advance
scientific
understanding
neural
basis
uncovering
where
degree
MRI-based
atrophy
associated
inter-patient
variability
severity
AoS,
dysarthria,
agrammatism
or
Our
cross-sectional
examination
brain-behaviour
relationships
revealed
three
main
observations.
First,
found
that
correlates
lie
side
left
posterior
inferior
frontal
lobe,
explaining
behavioural
dissociation/association
previous
reports.
Second,
identified
‘left-right’
‘ventral-dorsal’
neuroanatomical
distinction
between
highlighting
(i)
but
not
significantly
influenced
tissue
loss
right-hemisphere
motor-speech
regions;
(ii)
that,
hemisphere,
map
onto
dorsally
ventrally
located
regions,
respectively.
Third,
confirmed
large-scale
grammar
network,
preferentially
involved
temporal
findings
thus
define
function
location
epicentres
networks
vulnerable
changes
nfvPPA.
be
redefined
an
umbrella
term
subsuming
spectrum
closely
linked
underlying
neuroanatomy
neuropathology.
A
key
question
in
research
on
the
neurobiology
of
language
is
to
which
extent
production
and
comprehension
systems
share
neural
infrastructure,
but
this
has
not
been
addressed
context
conversation.
We
utilized
a
public
fMRI
dataset
where
24
participants
engaged
unscripted
conversations
with
confederate
outside
scanner,
via
an
audio-video
link.
provide
evidence
indicating
that
two
infrastructure
left-lateralized
perisylvian
network,
diverge
regarding
level
activation
regions
within
network.
Activity
left
inferior
frontal
gyrus
was
stronger
compared
comprehension,
while
showed
recruitment
anterior
middle
temporal
superior
sulcus,
production.
Although
our
results
are
reminiscent
classical
Broca-Wernicke
model,
(rather
than
posterior)
notable
difference
from
model.
This
one
findings
may
be
consequence
conversational
setting,
another
being
activated
what
we
interpret
as
higher-level
socio-pragmatic
processes.
In
conclusion,
present
for
partial
overlap
functional
asymmetry
above-mentioned
vs
during
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
120(47)
Опубликована: Ноя. 14, 2023
Recent
neurobiological
models
on
language
suggest
that
auditory
sentence
comprehension
is
supported
by
a
coordinated
temporal
interplay
within
left-dominant
brain
network,
including
the
posterior
inferior
frontal
gyrus
(pIFG),
superior
and
sulcus
(pSTG/STS),
angular
(AG).
Here,
we
probed
timing
causal
relevance
of
between
these
regions
means
concurrent
transcranial
magnetic
stimulation
electroencephalography
(TMS-EEG).
Our
TMS-EEG
experiments
reveal
region-
time-specific
evidence
for
bidirectional
information
flow
from
left
pSTG/STS
to
pIFG
back
during
processing.
Adapting
condition-and-perturb
approach,
our
findings
further
can
be
AG
in
state-dependent
manner.
Neurobiology of Language,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
4(4), С. 550 - 574
Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2023
Abstract
Sentence
structure,
or
syntax,
is
potentially
a
uniquely
creative
aspect
of
the
human
mind.
Neuropsychological
experiments
in
1970s
suggested
parallel
syntactic
production
and
comprehension
deficits
agrammatic
Broca’s
aphasia,
thought
to
result
from
damage
mechanisms
area
left
frontal
lobe.
This
hypothesis
was
sometimes
termed
overarching
agrammatism,
converging
with
developments
linguistic
theory
concerning
central
supporting
language
comprehension.
However,
evidence
an
association
among
receptive
deficits,
expressive
cortex
equivocal.
In
addition,
relationship
distinct
grammatical
deficit
paragrammatism,
syntax
has
not
been
assessed.
We
used
lesion-symptom
mapping
three
partially
overlapping
groups
left-hemisphere
stroke
patients
investigate
these
issues:
primary
group
53
subjects
larger
sample
sizes
(N
=
130,
218)
that
overlapped
group.
Paragrammatic
were
significantly
associated
multiple
analyses
comprehension,
particularly
when
incorporating
lesion
volume
as
covariate,
but
not.
The
correlates
impaired
performance
temporal
lobe
regions,
which
also
implicated
inferior
middle
regions
agrammatism.
Our
results
provide
strong
against
agrammatism
hypothesis.
By
contrast,
our
suggest
possibility
alternative
parallelism
rooted
paragrammatism
system
posterior
Neuropsychology Review,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Авг. 31, 2024
Abstract
Lesion-symptom
studies
in
persons
with
aphasia
showed
that
left
temporoparietal
damage,
but
surprisingly
not
prefrontal
correlates
impaired
ability
to
process
thematic
roles
the
comprehension
of
semantically
reversible
sentences
(
The
child
is
hugged
by
mother
).
This
result
has
led
challenge
time-honored
view
regions
are
critical
for
sentence
comprehension.
However,
most
focused
on
role
assignment
and
failed
consider
morphosyntactic
processes
also
processing.
We
reviewed
meta-analyzed
lesion-symptom
neurofunctional
processing
production
aphasia.
Following
PRISMA
checklist,
we
selected
43
papers
review
27
meta-analysis,
identifying
a
set
potential
bias
risks.
Both
meta-analysis
confirmed
correlation
between
clearly
involvement
Exploratory
meta-analyses
suggested
both
correlate
regions,
structures
more
than
displays
opposite
trend.
discuss
current
limitations
literature
propose
recommendations
clarifying
unresolved
issues.
Brain and Language,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
264, С. 105549 - 105549
Опубликована: Фев. 20, 2025
Although
there
is
a
sizeable
body
of
literature
on
sentence
comprehension
and
processing
both
in
healthy
disordered
language
users,
the
production
remains
much
more
sparse.
Linguistic
computational
descriptions
expressive
syntactic
deficits
aphasia
are
especially
rare.
In
addition,
neuroimaging
(psycho)
linguistic
literatures
operate
largely
separately.
this
paper,
I
will
first
lay
out
theoretical
land
with
regard
to
psycholinguistic
models
production.
then
provide
brief
narrative
overview
large-scale
meta-analysis
as
it
pertains
computation,
followed
by
an
attempt
integrate
findings
from
functional
clinical
neuroimaging.
Finally,
surrounding
propose
path
forward
close
some
existing
gaps.