A Proposed Neurological Interpretation of Language Evolution.

Abstract:

:Since the very beginning of the aphasia history it has been well established that there are two major aphasic syndromes (Wernicke's-type and Broca's-type aphasia); each one of them is related to the disturbance at a specific linguistic level (lexical/semantic and grammatical) and associated with a particular brain damage localization (temporal and frontal-subcortical). It is proposed that three stages in language evolution could be distinguished: (a) primitive communication systems similar to those observed in other animals, including nonhuman primates; (b) initial communication systems using sound combinations (lexicon) but without relationships among the elements (grammar); and (c) advanced communication systems including word-combinations (grammar). It is proposed that grammar probably originated from the internal representation of actions, resulting in the creation of verbs; this is an ability that depends on the so-called Broca's area and related brain networks. It is suggested that grammar is the basic ability for the development of so-called metacognitive executive functions. It is concluded that while the lexical/semantic language system (vocabulary) probably appeared during human evolution long before the contemporary man (Homo sapiens sapiens), the grammatical language historically represents a recent acquisition and is correlated with the development of complex cognition (metacognitive executive functions).

journal_name

Behav Neurol

journal_title

Behavioural neurology

authors

Ardila A

doi

10.1155/2015/872487

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2015-01-01 00:00:00

pages

872487

eissn

0953-4180

issn

1875-8584

journal_volume

2015

pub_type

杂志文章,评审
  • Objectively Measured Physical Activity Is Associated with Brain Volumetric Measurements in Multiple Sclerosis.

    abstract:BACKGROUND:Little is known about physical activity and its association with volumes of whole brain gray matter and white matter and deep gray matter structures in persons with multiple sclerosis (MS). PURPOSE:This study examined the association between levels of physical activity and brain volumetric measures from mag...

    journal_title:Behavioural neurology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1155/2015/482536

    authors: Klaren RE,Hubbard EA,Motl RW,Pilutti LA,Wetter NC,Sutton BP

    更新日期:2015-01-01 00:00:00

  • Visual hypo and hypergnosia as exemplars of poles of psychic tonus in the occipital lobes: multiple case analyses.

    abstract::The "psychic tonus" model or PTM [1] of hemispheric specialization states that the left hemisphere is a psychic and behavioral activator and that the right hemisphere is an inhibitor. The PTM predicts that the tonus of visual representation ought to manifest hemispheric specialization in the occipital lobes. Specifica...

    journal_title:Behavioural neurology

    pub_type: 杂志文章,评审

    doi:10.1155/2008/139436

    authors: Braun CM,Guimond A

    更新日期:2008-01-01 00:00:00

  • Efficacy of Cognitive Rehabilitation Therapy on Poststroke Depression among Survivors of First Stroke Attack in Ibadan, Nigeria.

    abstract:BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Poststroke depression (PSD) is a common complication after stroke. There is no adequate treatment for PSD. This study examined efficacy of cognitive rehabilitation therapy (CRT) in the treatment of PSD among stroke survivors. METHODS:An experimental design, 30 participants with poststroke depres...

    journal_title:Behavioural neurology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1155/2017/4058124

    authors: Olukolade O,Osinowo HO

    更新日期:2017-01-01 00:00:00

  • The Effects of Gender Differences in Patients with Depression on Their Emotional Working Memory and Emotional Experience.

    abstract::A large amount of research has been conducted on the effects of sex hormones on gender differences in patients with depression, yet research on cognitive differences between male and female patients with depression is insufficient. This study uses emotion pictures to investigate the differences of the emotional workin...

    journal_title:Behavioural neurology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1155/2015/807343

    authors: Li M,Lu S,Wang G,Zhong N

    更新日期:2015-01-01 00:00:00

  • A crossed Kana agraphia.

    abstract::We report a right-handed man who developed selective Kana (phonogram) agraphia following an infarct in the non-dominant right cerebral hemisphere. His ability for comprehension, reading and writing of Kanji (ideogram) was unaffected. Kana errors consisted of substitution with another letter and the number of target wo...

    journal_title:Behavioural neurology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.3233/BEN-1995-8208

    authors: Abe K,Yokoyama R,Yanagihara T

    更新日期:1995-01-01 00:00:00

  • Improving Cognitive Function after Traumatic Brain Injury: A Clinical Trial on the Potential Use of the Semi-Immersive Virtual Reality.

    abstract::Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the most common cause of long-term disability and death among young adults, and it represents an enormous socioeconomic and healthcare burden. Our purpose is to evaluate the effects of a virtual reality training with BTs-Nirvana (BTs-N) on the recovery of cognitive functions in TBI subj...

    journal_title:Behavioural neurology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1155/2019/9268179

    authors: De Luca R,Maggio MG,Maresca G,Latella D,Cannavò A,Sciarrone F,Lo Voi E,Accorinti M,Bramanti P,Calabrò RS

    更新日期:2019-07-30 00:00:00

  • Apathy and emotion-based decision-making in amnesic mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease.

    abstract:BACKGROUND:Apathy and reduced emotion-based decision-making are two behavioral modifications independently described in Alzheimer's disease (AD) and amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI). OBJECTIVES:The aims of this study were to investigate decision-making based on emotional feedback processing in AD and aMCI and...

    journal_title:Behavioural neurology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1155/2014/231469

    authors: Bayard S,Jacus JP,Raffard S,Gely-Nargeot MC

    更新日期:2014-01-01 00:00:00

  • Association between hypotension, low ejection fraction and cognitive performance in cardiac patients.

    abstract:BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Impaired cardiac function can adversely affect the brain via decreased perfusion. The purpose of this study was to determine if cardiac ejection fraction (EF) is associated with cognitive performance, and whether this is modified by low blood pressure. METHODS:Neuropsychological testing evaluati...

    journal_title:Behavioural neurology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.3233/BEN-2009-0261

    authors: Gottesman RF,Grega MA,Bailey MM,Zeger SL,Baumgartner WA,McKhann GM,Selnes OA

    更新日期:2010-01-01 00:00:00

  • Correlation analysis of sleep quality and youth ischemic stroke.

    abstract:OBJECTIVE:To study risk factors related to ischemic stroke (IS) in youth and the influence of sleep quality on youth ischemic stroke incidence. METHODS:223 patients aged 18 to 45 years who were admitted to Puyang People's Hospital from June 2011 to February 2013 with a first-ever ischemic stroke were selected as the r...

    journal_title:Behavioural neurology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1155/2014/246841

    authors: Zhang S,Chang C,Zhang J,Song B,Fang H,Xu Y

    更新日期:2014-01-01 00:00:00

  • Association between Neuron-Specific Enolase Gene Polymorphism and Delayed Encephalopathy after Acute Carbon Monoxide Poisoning.

    abstract:Objective:The aim of this study is to explore the relationship between neuron-specific enolase (NSE) gene polymorphism and delayed encephalopathy after acute carbon monoxide poisoning (DEACMP) and provide a theoretical basis for DEACMP pathogenesis, diagnosis, and prognosis. Methods:To investigate this relationship, w...

    journal_title:Behavioural neurology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1155/2020/8819210

    authors: Xu L,Liu X,Zhao J,Zeng J,Gu J,Zhang X,Zhang F,Han Y,Li W,Zhang P,Gu R

    更新日期:2020-10-14 00:00:00

  • Matching Top-Bottom Parts of Facial Expressions by Brain-damaged Patients.

    abstract::Patients with focal brain-damage, right/left hemisphere-damage (RHD/LHD) and anterior/posterior region-damage (ARD/PRD), and normal controls (NC) were asked to match photographs of top-bottom facial parts expressing different emotions, positive (happy, surprise), negative-aroused (fear, anger), negative-nonaroused (sa...

    journal_title:Behavioural neurology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.3233/BEN-1991-4405

    authors: Asthana HS,Mandal MK,Tandon SC,Asthana S

    更新日期:1991-01-01 00:00:00

  • Unpicking the semantic impairment in Alzheimer's disease: qualitative changes with disease severity.

    abstract::Despite a vast literature examining semantic impairment in Alzheimer's disease (AD), consensus regarding the nature of the deficit remains elusive. We re-considered this issue in the context of a framework that assumes semantic cognition can break down in two ways: (1) core semantic representations can degrade or (2) ...

    journal_title:Behavioural neurology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.3233/BEN-2012-0346

    authors: Corbett F,Jefferies E,Burns A,Ralph MA

    更新日期:2012-01-01 00:00:00

  • Behavioural Changes in Mice after Getting Accustomed to the Mirror.

    abstract::Patients with brain function disorders due to stroke or dementia may show inability to recognize themselves in the mirror. Although the cognitive ability to recognize mirror images has been investigated in many animal species, the animal species that can be used for experimentation and the mechanisms involved in recog...

    journal_title:Behavioural neurology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1155/2020/4071315

    authors: Ueno H,Suemitsu S,Murakami S,Kitamura N,Wani K,Takahashi Y,Matsumoto Y,Okamoto M,Ishihara T

    更新日期:2020-02-03 00:00:00

  • Trials of pharmacological interventions for Tourette syndrome: a systematic review.

    abstract:INTRODUCTION:Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome (GTS) is a childhood-onset hyperkinetic movement disorder defined by the chronic presence of multiple motor tics and at least one vocal tic and often complicated by co-morbid behavioural problems. The pharmacological treatment of GTS focuses on the modulation of monoaminergic...

    journal_title:Behavioural neurology

    pub_type: 杂志文章,评审

    doi:10.3233/BEN-2012-120269

    authors: Waldon K,Hill J,Termine C,Balottin U,Cavanna AE

    更新日期:2013-01-01 00:00:00

  • Neurological soft signs in obsessive compulsive disorder: standardised assessment and comparison with schizophrenia.

    abstract::While several studies have detected raised levels of neurological soft signs in patients with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), the specificity of these abnormalities remains uncertain. This study used a new standardised measure, the Cambridge Neurological Inventory (CNI), to assess soft signs in 51 subjects with O...

    journal_title:Behavioural neurology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1155/1999/639045

    authors: Bolton D,Gibb W,Lees A,Raven P,Gray JA,Chen E,Shafran R

    更新日期:1998-01-01 00:00:00

  • Antiepileptic Drug Nonadherence and Its Predictors among People with Epilepsy.

    abstract::Introduction. Antiepileptic drugs are effective in the treatment of epilepsy to the extent that about 70% of people with epilepsy can be seizure-free, but poor adherence to medication is major problem to sustained remission and functional restoration. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence and associated f...

    journal_title:Behavioural neurology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1155/2016/3189108

    authors: Getnet A,Woldeyohannes SM,Bekana L,Mekonen T,Fekadu W,Menberu M,Yimer S,Assaye A,Belete A,Belete H

    更新日期:2016-01-01 00:00:00

  • Treatment of Tourette syndrome with cannabinoids.

    abstract::Cannabinoids have been used for hundred of years for medical purposes. To day, the cannabinoid delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and the cannabis extract nabiximols are approved for the treatment of nausea, anorexia and spasticity, respectively. In Tourette syndrome (TS) several anecdotal reports provided evidence th...

    journal_title:Behavioural neurology

    pub_type: 杂志文章,评审

    doi:10.3233/BEN-120276

    authors: Müller-Vahl KR

    更新日期:2013-01-01 00:00:00

  • Different views about the nature of gender-related asymmetries in tasks based on biological or artefact categories.

    abstract::Sex-related asymmetries in the ability to process different semantic categories have been reported both in normal subjects and in brain-damaged patients, but the nature of these asymmetries is still controversial. Some authors suggest that these differences might be due to social-role related familiarity factors, wher...

    journal_title:Behavioural neurology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.3233/ben-2009-0247

    authors: Gainotti G,Ciaraffa F,Silveri MC,Marra C

    更新日期:2010-01-01 00:00:00

  • Heterogeneity of radiological spectrum in tacrolimus-associated encephalopathy after lung transplantation.

    abstract:BACKGROUND:Tacrolimus-associated encephalopathy (TAC-E) is usually described under the term of posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES). However, a large amount of data has suggested that TAC-E is not a homogenous entity: indeed, TAC-E which is often presented with atypical and potentially misleading imaging...

    journal_title:Behavioural neurology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1155/2014/931808

    authors: Wu Q,Marescaux C,Qin X,Kessler R,Yang J

    更新日期:2014-01-01 00:00:00

  • A Repeated Measures Pilot Comparison of Trajectories of Fluctuating Endogenous Hormones in Young Women with Traumatic Brain Injury, Healthy Controls.

    abstract:Objective:To compare baseline and 72-hour hormone levels in women with traumatic brain injury (TBI) and controls. Setting:Hospital emergency department. Participants:21 women ages 18-35 with TBI and 21 controls. Design:Repeated measures. Main Measures:Serum samples at baseline and 72 hours; immunoassays for estradi...

    journal_title:Behavioural neurology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1155/2019/7694503

    authors: Niemeier JP,Perrin PB,Hurst BS,Foureau DM,Huynh TT,Evans SL,Silverman JE,Elise McClannahan M,Brusch BD,Newman M,Mougeot JL,Wagner AK

    更新日期:2019-02-12 00:00:00

  • How to differentiate hemianesthesia from left tactile neglect: a preliminary case report.

    abstract::When assessing for the presence of hemianesthesia, the examiner touches the body of the patients, and requests that they report verbally the location of the delivered tactile stimulus. Contralesional omissions of single tactile stimuli, however, might be due to either primary somatosensory deficits or to spatial atten...

    journal_title:Behavioural neurology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.3233/BEN-2012-110225

    authors: Pitteri M,Venneri A,Meneghello F,Priftis K

    更新日期:2013-01-01 00:00:00

  • Medication Belief and Adherence among Patients with Epilepsy.

    abstract:Background:Medication adherence and belief are crucial to achieving the desired goal of therapy in epileptic patients. However, there is a lack of study regarding medication adherence and belief in our setting. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate medication adherence and belief and associated factor...

    journal_title:Behavioural neurology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1155/2019/2806341

    authors: Niriayo YL,Mamo A,Gidey K,Demoz GT

    更新日期:2019-04-23 00:00:00

  • Metabolic Risk Factors of Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia with Lewy Bodies, and Normal Elderly: A Population-Based Study.

    abstract:Background:Alzheimer's disease (AD) and dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) share many risk factors. Evidence suggests that metabolic risk factors are important to AD; however, their association with DLB is unclear. The risk of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) associated with AD and DLB is also uncertain. Thus, this nationwid...

    journal_title:Behavioural neurology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1155/2018/8312346

    authors: Cheng CK,Tsao YC,Su YC,Sung FC,Tai HC,Kung WM

    更新日期:2018-06-03 00:00:00

  • Alien Hand Sign and Other Cognitive Deficits following Ruptured Aneurysm of the Anterior Communicating Artery.

    abstract::We describe a right-handed patient who suffered a ruptured aneurysm of the anterior communicating artery (ACoA) which was clipped successfully. Computerized tomography indicated a low density area in the genu of the corpus callosum and the infero-lateral aspect of the left frontal lobe. On recovery the patient's most ...

    journal_title:Behavioural neurology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.3233/BEN-1991-4305

    authors: Parkin AJ,Barry C

    更新日期:1991-01-01 00:00:00

  • Sociodemographic, Clinical Variables, and Quality of Life in Patients with Epilepsy in Mekelle City, Northern Ethiopia.

    abstract:Background:Epilepsy is a chronic neurological disorder characterized by unprovoked recurrent seizure episodes. The disease has detrimental effects on social, cognitive, psychological, and physical components of life consequently quality of life of the patients. The level of the effect of the disease on quality life is ...

    journal_title:Behavioural neurology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1155/2018/7593573

    authors: Gebre AK,Haylay A

    更新日期:2018-12-02 00:00:00

  • Completion phenomenon in transcortical sensory aphasia.

    abstract::We investigated completion phenomenon for proverbs in cases demonstrating transcortical sensory aphasia due to a variety of diseases. Lack of this completion was exclusively observed in patients with focal atrophy. These patients showed a selective and consistent impairment in word comprehension without phonemic cue e...

    journal_title:Behavioural neurology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.3233/BEN-1993-6304

    authors: Nakagawa Y,Tanabe H,Ikeda M,Kazui H,Ito K,Inoue N,Hatakenaka Y,Sawada T,Ikeda H,Shiraishi J

    更新日期:1993-01-01 00:00:00

  • The global workspace (GW) theory of consciousness and epilepsy.

    abstract::The global workspace (GW) theory proposes that conscious processing results from coherent neuronal activity between widely distributed brain regions, with fronto-parietal associative cortices as key elements. In this model, transition between conscious and non conscious states are predicted to be caused by abrupt non-...

    journal_title:Behavioural neurology

    pub_type: 杂志文章,评审

    doi:10.3233/BEN-2011-0313

    authors: Bartolomei F,Naccache L

    更新日期:2011-01-01 00:00:00

  • Structural neuroimaging in the detection and prognosis of pre-clinical and early AD.

    abstract::Current research supports the strong potential of structural MRI profiles, even within cross-sectional designs, as a promising method for the discrimination of Alzheimer's Disease (AD) from normal controls and for the prediction of Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) progression and conversion to AD. Findings suggest that...

    journal_title:Behavioural neurology

    pub_type: 杂志文章,评审

    doi:10.3233/BEN-2009-0230

    authors: Fennema-Notestine C,McEvoy LK,Hagler DJ Jr,Jacobson MW,Dale AM,The Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative.

    更新日期:2009-01-01 00:00:00

  • Event related potentials and serial list picture memory in Parkinson's patients.

    abstract::Two experiments examined short-term memory for order information in six patients diagnosed with Parkinson's disease (PD) and six control subjects while event related potentials (ERPs) were recorded. The subjects were tested for recognition of abstract spatial designs and words after a 5 s retention interval. The PD pa...

    journal_title:Behavioural neurology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.3233/BEN-1996-9203

    authors: Korsnes MS,Reinvang I

    更新日期:1996-01-01 00:00:00

  • Voice recognition impairment in a blind Capgras patient.

    abstract::We report a case of a blind woman, M.N., who experienced the Capgras delusion. She thought that her pet cat had been replaced by a replica which was "ill-intentioned" towards her. M.N.'s case shows that the basis of the Capgras delusion cannot lie exclusively in damage to the visual system. However, testing of M.N.'s ...

    journal_title:Behavioural neurology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.3233/BEN-1993-6409

    authors: Reid I,Young AW,Hellawell DJ

    更新日期:1993-01-01 00:00:00