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The universal language network: A cross-linguistic investigation spanning 45 languages and 11 language families.

Ayyash, D.; Malik-Moraleda, S.; Gallee, J.; Affourtit, J.; Hoffman, M.; Mineroff, Z.; Jouravlev, O.; Fedorenko, E.

2021-07-29 neuroscience
10.1101/2021.07.28.454040 bioRxiv
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To understand the architecture of human language, it is critical to examine diverse languages; yet most cognitive neuroscience research has focused on a handful of primarily Indo-European languages. Here, we report an investigation of the fronto-temporo-parietal language network across 45 languages and establish the robustness to cross-linguistic variation of its topography and key functional properties, including left-lateralization, strong functional integration among its brain regions, and functional selectivity for language processing.

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