Neural Basis of Language in the Human Brain | Ev Fedorenko | #182

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About the guest: Ev Fedorenko is a neuroscientist. Her lab at MIT studies the neural basis of language, speech, and thought in the human brain.

Episode summary: Nick and Dr. Fedorenko discuss: the relationship between language and thought; the extent to which language is for thinking vs. communication; Noam Chomsky’s Universal Grammar theory; Sapir-Whorf hypothesis; language acquisition & language learning; language networks in the brain; neuroanatomy & brain lateralization; large language models (LLMs) & machine intelligence; and more.

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Nick is a neuroscientist and podcast host. He is currently Director of Science & Innovation at a technology startup in the legal cannabis industry. He received a Ph.D. in Neuroscience from Harvard University and a B.S. in Genetics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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00:00:00 Intro
00:01:56 Defining Language and Its Structure
00:11:00 Language vs. Speech
00:15:14 Comparative Zoology and Human Language
00:19:45 Language Networks and Brain Localization
00:41:55 Language Acquisition and Learning Differences
00:49:27 Universal Grammar and Language Development
00:54:41 Lateralization of Language and Brain Disorders
01:00:05 Multiple Language Proficiency and Brain Activation
01:07:23 Language and Thought Distinctions
01:08:04 Social Reasoning and Formal Reasoning Systems
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