Psycholinguistics

  1. Language, Brain, and Biology
    1. Neuroanatomy of Language
      1. Cerebral Organization
        1. Left Hemisphere Dominance
          1. Right Hemisphere Contributions
            1. Interhemispheric Communication
            2. Classical Language Areas
              1. Broca's Area
                1. Brodmann Areas 44 and 45
                  1. Functions in Production
                  2. Wernicke's Area
                    1. Superior Temporal Gyrus
                      1. Functions in Comprehension
                      2. Angular Gyrus
                        1. Role in Reading and Semantics
                      3. White Matter Pathways
                        1. Arcuate Fasciculus
                          1. Superior Longitudinal Fasciculus
                            1. Uncinate Fasciculus
                              1. Inferior Fronto-Occipital Fasciculus
                              2. Subcortical Structures
                                1. Basal Ganglia
                                  1. Thalamus
                                    1. Cerebellum
                                  2. Language Disorders
                                    1. Aphasia Syndromes
                                      1. Broca's Aphasia
                                        1. Symptoms and Characteristics
                                          1. Lesion Locations
                                            1. Agrammatism
                                            2. Wernicke's Aphasia
                                              1. Symptoms and Characteristics
                                                1. Lesion Locations
                                                  1. Fluent but Empty Speech
                                                  2. Conduction Aphasia
                                                    1. Repetition Deficits
                                                      1. Arcuate Fasciculus Damage
                                                      2. Anomic Aphasia
                                                        1. Word-Finding Difficulties
                                                          1. Preserved Comprehension
                                                          2. Global Aphasia
                                                            1. Severe Impairments
                                                              1. Extensive Lesions
                                                              2. Transcortical Aphasias
                                                                1. Motor Type
                                                                  1. Sensory Type
                                                                    1. Mixed Type
                                                                  2. Assessment and Diagnosis
                                                                    1. Standardized Tests
                                                                      1. Bedside Examinations
                                                                        1. Neuroimaging Correlation
                                                                        2. Recovery and Rehabilitation
                                                                          1. Spontaneous Recovery
                                                                            1. Therapy Approaches
                                                                              1. Neural Plasticity
                                                                                1. Constraint-Induced Therapy
                                                                              2. Developmental Language Disorders
                                                                                1. Specific Language Impairment
                                                                                  1. Diagnostic Criteria
                                                                                    1. Grammatical Deficits
                                                                                      1. Phonological Processing
                                                                                      2. Dyslexia
                                                                                        1. Phonological Dyslexia
                                                                                          1. Surface Dyslexia
                                                                                            1. Deep Dyslexia
                                                                                              1. Neural Basis
                                                                                              2. Autism Spectrum Disorders
                                                                                                1. Language Characteristics
                                                                                                  1. Pragmatic Impairments
                                                                                                2. Genetic Basis of Language
                                                                                                  1. FOXP2 Gene
                                                                                                    1. Discovery and Function
                                                                                                      1. KE Family Studies
                                                                                                        1. Animal Models
                                                                                                        2. Heritability Studies
                                                                                                          1. Twin Studies
                                                                                                            1. Family Studies
                                                                                                              1. Adoption Studies
                                                                                                            2. Evolution of Language
                                                                                                              1. Comparative Studies
                                                                                                                1. Primate Communication
                                                                                                                  1. Vocal Learning in Birds
                                                                                                                    1. Gestural Origins
                                                                                                                    2. Fossil Evidence
                                                                                                                      1. Brain Endocasts
                                                                                                                        1. Vocal Tract Reconstruction
                                                                                                                        2. Theories of Language Evolution
                                                                                                                          1. Continuity Theories
                                                                                                                            1. Discontinuity Theories
                                                                                                                              1. Gestural-First Hypothesis
                                                                                                                                1. Vocal-First Hypothesis

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