The brain’s language network is more extensive than previously thought

For decades, neuroscientists have known that specific regions in the brain’s left hemisphere are responsible for processing language. However, a new study from MIT shows that language processing also occurs in many other parts of the brain. Using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) data from more than 700 people, the researchers identified 17 additional regions […] The post The brain’s language network is more extensive than previously thought appeared first on MIT McGovern Institute .