I will praise Thee;
for I am fearfully and wonderfully made:
marvellous are Thy works;
Psalm 139:14
"Language processing is one of the most complex and captivating abilities of the human brain, enabling us to communicate, comprehend, and connect with one another.
Language allows us to
--share our thoughts,
--express our emotions,
--and convey information,
forming the foundation of human relationships and society itself.
Despite its central role in human interaction, the intricacies of how the brain processes language remain a mystery.
The experts identified distinct clusters of neurons that handle language at various "temporal windows," responding to linguistic context over different timeframes, ranging from a single word to about six words.
The discovery of these temporal windows was made using a sophisticated technique that involves recording electrical activity in the brain.
With the in-depth analysis, the experts discovered that neurons seemed to process language in groups, or clusters, based on temporal windows of one word, four words, or six words.
According to study lead author Tamar Regev, it appears that these neural populations integrate information across different timescales along the sentence.
Another significant finding from the study reveals the anatomical locations of these different clusters.
Those with the shortest temporal window were found predominantly in the posterior temporal lobe, while those with longer windows were spread more evenly throughout the temporal and frontal lobes.
"The longest timescale is sensitive to things like syntax or relationships between words, and maybe the shortest timescale is more sensitive to features of single words or parts of them," said Regev."
"The longest timescale is sensitive to things like syntax or relationships between words, and maybe the shortest timescale is more sensitive to features of single words or parts of them," said Regev."
Earth
