Neuron. 2004 Jan 22;41(2):178-80.

Language abilities of motor cortex.

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Instituto de Fisiologia Celular, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.

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A new exploration of the cortical network underlying our language abilities by Hauk et al., in this issue of Neuron, shows that the process of giving meaning to words differentially activates the motor cortex according to the semantic category of the word.

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