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    Curr Biol. 2002 Oct 29;12(21):R736-7.

    Language acquisition: do as you hear.

    Source

    Laboratory for Magnetic Brain Stimulation, Behavioral Neurology Unit, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, 330 Brookline Avenue, KS-454, Boston, MA 02215, USA.

    Abstract

    It is not uncommon to recognize a specific action by the sound it creates. Neurons have been discovered in monkey premotor cortex that may contribute to this ability; they respond to both performing an action and hearing its action-related sound, and may be critical for communicating with others, learning gestures and even acquiring language.

    PMID:
    12419204
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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