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How the Brain Got Language: The Mirror System Hypothesis (Oxford Studies in the Evolution of Language)
How the Brain Got Language The Mirror System Hypothesis - Oxford Studies in the Evolution of Language
Author: Michael A. Arbib
Unlike any other species, humans can learn and use language. This book explains how the brain evolved to make language possible, through what Michael Arbib calls the Mirror System Hypothesis. Because of mirror neurons, monkeys, chimps, and humans can learn by imitation, but only "complex imitation," which humans exhibit, is powerful enough to su...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780199896684
ISBN-10: 0199896682
Publication Date: 4/11/2012
Pages: 432
Edition: 1
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Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Book Type: Hardcover
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