A neurosurgical functional dissection of the middle precentral gyrus during speech production

AB Silva, JR Liu, L Zhao, DF Levy, TL Scott… - Journal of …, 2022 - jneurosci.org
Classical models have traditionally focused on the left posterior inferior frontal gyrus (Broca's
area) as a key region for motor planning of speech production. However, converging …

Missing links: The functional unification of language and memory (L∪ M)

E Roger, S Banjac, MT de Schotten, M Baciu - … & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
The field of neurocognition is currently undergoing a significant change of perspective.
Traditional neurocognitive models evolved into an integrative and dynamic vision of …

The spatiotemporal dynamics of semantic integration in the human brain

E Murphy, KJ Forseth, C Donos, KM Snyder… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract Language depends critically on the integration of lexical information across multiple
words to derive semantic concepts. Limitations of spatiotemporal resolution have previously …

Decoding articulatory and phonetic components of naturalistic continuous speech from the distributed language network

TM Thomas, A Singh, LP Bullock, D Liang… - Journal of neural …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Objective. The speech production network relies on a widely distributed brain network.
However, research and development of speech brain–computer interfaces (speech-BCIs) …

Unraveling the functional attributes of the language connectome: crucial subnetworks, flexibility and variability

E Roger, LR De Almeida, H Loevenbruck… - NeuroImage, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Language processing is a highly integrative function, intertwining linguistic
operations (processing the language code intentionally used for communication) and extra …

Finding the Words: How Does the Aging Brain Process Language? A Focused Review of Brain Connectivity and Compensatory Pathways

M Baciu, E Roger - Topics in cognitive science, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
As people age, there is a natural decline in cognitive functioning and brain structure.
However, the relationship between brain function and cognition in older adults is neither …

Activation in right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex underlies stuttering anticipation

ES Jackson, S Dravida, X Zhang, JA Noah… - Neurobiology of …, 2022 - direct.mit.edu
People who stutter learn to anticipate many of their overt stuttering events. Despite the
critical role of anticipation, particularly how responses to anticipation shape stuttering …

Supplementary motor area in speech initiation: a large-scale intracranial EEG evaluation of stereotyped word articulation

L Bullock, KJ Forseth, O Woolnough, PS Rollo… - iScience, 2025 - cell.com
Speech production engages a distributed network of cortical and subcortical brain regions.
The supplementary motor area (SMA) has long been thought to be a key hub in coordinating …

Shadow of the (Hierarchical) Tree: Reconciling Symbolic and Predictive Components of the Neural Code for Syntax

E Murphy - arxiv preprint arxiv:2412.01276, 2024 - arxiv.org
Natural language syntax can serve as a major test for how to integrate two infamously
distinct frameworks: symbolic representations and connectionist neural networks. Building …

Invariant neural representation of parts of speech in the human brain

P Misra, YC Shih, HY Yu, D Weisholtz, JR Madsen… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Elucidating the internal representation of language in the brain has major implications for
cognitive science, brain disorders, and artificial intelligence. A pillar of linguistic studies is …