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The Gift of Speech and the Brain
Author(s) -
Podolsky Edward
Publication year - 1941
Publication title -
the modern language journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.486
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1540-4781
pISSN - 0026-7902
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-4781.1941.tb03066.x
Subject(s) - psychology , action (physics) , center (category theory) , mechanism (biology) , process (computing) , cognitive science , linguistics , cognitive psychology , computer science , philosophy , epistemology , chemistry , physics , quantum mechanics , crystallography , operating system
Author's Summary— The gift of speech is localized in the brain. The greater part of the speech mechanism is in the temporal lobe. Destruction of this vital center abolishes the ability to speak intelligently. Speech is an elaborate process involving many types of brain action. It is also an index of brain efficiency.)