Broca and Wernicke are dead, or moving past the classic model of language neurobiology

P Tremblay, AS Dick - Brain and language, 2016 - Elsevier
With the advancement of cognitive neuroscience and neuropsychological research, the field
of language neurobiology is at a cross-roads with respect to its framing theories. The central …

Reviewing the functional basis of the syntactic Merge mechanism for language: A coordinate-based activation likelihood estimation meta-analysis

E Zaccarella, M Schell, AD Friederici - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral …, 2017 - Elsevier
The ability to create structures out of single words is a key aspect of human language. This
combinatorial capacity relies on a low-level syntactic mechanism—Merge—assembling …

The cortical organization of syntax

W Matchin, G Hickok - Cerebral Cortex, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Syntax, the structure of sentences, enables humans to express an infinite range of
meanings through finite means. The neurobiology of syntax has been intensely studied but …

Neural networks for sentence comprehension and production: An ALE‐based meta‐analysis of neuroimaging studies

M Walenski, E Europa, D Caplan… - Human brain …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Comprehending and producing sentences is a complex endeavor requiring the coordinated
activity of multiple brain regions. We examined three issues related to the brain networks …

Commonalities and asymmetries in the neurobiological infrastructure for language production and comprehension

L Giglio, M Ostarek, K Weber, P Hagoort - Cerebral Cortex, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The neurobiology of sentence production has been largely understudied compared to the
neurobiology of sentence comprehension, due to difficulties with experimental control and …

Functional segregation of the right inferior frontal gyrus: evidence from coactivation-based parcellation

G Hartwigsen, NE Neef, JA Camilleri… - Cerebral …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Previous studies helped unraveling the functional architecture of the human cerebral cortex.
However, a comprehensive functional segregation of right lateral prefrontal cortex is …

Diverging neural dynamics for syntactic structure building in naturalistic speaking and listening

L Giglio, M Ostarek, D Sharoh, P Hagoort - Proceedings of the National …, 2024 - pnas.org
The neural correlates of sentence production are typically studied using task paradigms that
differ considerably from the experience of speaking outside of an experimental setting. In …

The alterations of brain functional connectivity networks in major depressive disorder detected by machine learning through multisite rs-fMRI data

P Dai, T **
W Matchin, A Basilakos, DB Den Ouden, BC Stark… - NeuroImage, 2022 - Elsevier
Theories of language organization in the brain commonly posit that different regions
underlie distinct linguistic mechanisms. However, such theories have been criticized on the …

Syntax-sensitive regions of the posterior inferior frontal gyrus and the posterior temporal lobe are differentially recruited by production and perception

W Matchin, E Wood - Cerebral Cortex Communications, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Matchin and Hickok (2020) proposed that the left posterior inferior frontal gyrus (PIFG) and
the left posterior temporal lobe (PTL) both play a role in syntactic processing, broadly …