Nature Communications (May 2018)

Neural encoding and production of functional morphemes in the posterior temporal lobe

  • Daniel K. Lee,
  • Evelina Fedorenko,
  • Mirela V. Simon,
  • William T. Curry,
  • Brian V. Nahed,
  • Dan P. Cahill,
  • Ziv M. Williams

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04235-3
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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Functional morphemes allow us to express details about objects, events, and their relationships. Here, authors show that inhibiting a small cortical area within left posterior superior temporal lobe selectively impairs the ability to produce functional morphemes but does not impair other linguistic abilities.