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Front Cover -- Neurobiology of Language -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Acknowledgement -- A. Introduction -- 1 The Neurobiology of Language -- 1.1 History -- 1.2 Lesion Analysis -- 1.3 From Neuropsychology to Cognitive Neuroscience -- 1.4 The Neurobiology of Language -- 1.5 Some Common Fallacies -- 1.6 Humans in Particular -- 1.7 Cognition and the Neurobiology of Language -- 1.8 Brain Disease, Treatment, and the Neurobiology of Language -- 1.9 Summary -- References -- B. Neurobiological Foundations

2 A Molecular Genetic Perspective on Speech and Language -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 The Discovery of FOXP2 -- 2.3 FOXP2 Mutations in Speech and Language Disorders -- 2.4 Functions of FOXP2: The View from the Bench -- 2.5 Insights from Animal Models -- 2.6 FOXP2 in Human Evolution -- 2.7 Conclusions -- References -- 3 The Ventrolateral Frontal Region -- 3.1 Cytoarchitectonic Areas of the Ventrolateral Prefrontal Cortex -- 3.2 Parietal and Temporal Cortico-Cortical Connection Patterns of the Language Production Areas in the Ventrolateral Fronta... -- 3.3 Functional Implications

3.4 Non-Ventrolateral Prefrontal Areas and Their Possible Role in Language -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 4 On the Neuroanatomy and Functional Role of the Inferior Parietal Lobule and Intraparietal Sulcus -- 4.1 Gross Anatomy of the IPL and IPS -- 4.2 Modern Parcellation of the IPL and IPS -- 4.2.1 Human -- 4.2.2 Monkey -- 4.3 Connectivity of the IPL and IPS -- 4.3.1 Human -- 4.3.2 Monkey -- 4.4 Anatomical Differences Between Humans and Monkeys -- 4.5 Functions and Functional Connectivity of the IPL and IPS -- 4.5.1 Language and Speech -- 4.5.2 Motor Functions and Interaction with Objects

4.5.3 Spatial Functions -- 4.6 Summary -- References -- 5 Human Auditory Cortex -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Cortical Field Maps -- 5.3 Tonotopy: The First Dimension of AFMs -- 5.4 Cortical Organization of the Monkey Auditory System -- 5.5 Cortical Organization of the Human Auditory System -- 5.6 Periodotopy: The Second Dimension of AFMs -- 5.7 Similarities to AFM Organization in the Human Visual System -- 5.8 "Clover Leaf" Clusters Across Senses -- 5.9 Conclusion -- References -- 6 Motor Cortex and Mirror System in Monkeys and Humans -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Anatomy of the Monkey Motor Cortex

6.2.1 The Agranular Frontal Cortex -- 6.2.2 Cortical Connections of the Motor Areas -- 6.2.3 Area F5: Anatomical Subdivisions -- 6.2.4 Motor Properties of Area F5: The Vocabulary of Motor Acts -- 6.2.5 Canonical Neurons and the Visuomotor Transformation for Grasping -- 6.2.6 Mirror Neurons and Action Understanding -- 6.2.7 Mirror Neurons in the Parietal and the Primary Motor Cortex -- 6.2.7.1 Primary Motor Cortex -- 6.2.7.2 Parietal Cortex -- 6.3 The Human Motor Cortex -- 6.3.1 The Mirror Mechanism in Humans -- 6.3.2 Imitation -- 6.4 Motor System and Communication -- 6.5 Conclusion

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