| Literature DB >> 18344993 |
James K Rilling1, Matthew F Glasser, Todd M Preuss, Xiangyang Ma, Tiejun Zhao, Xiaoping Hu, Timothy E J Behrens.
Abstract
The arcuate fasciculus is a white-matter fiber tract that is involved in human language. Here we compared cortical connectivity in humans, chimpanzees and macaques (Macaca mulatta) and found a prominent temporal lobe projection of the human arcuate fasciculus that is much smaller or absent in nonhuman primates. This human specialization may be relevant to the evolution of language.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18344993 DOI: 10.1038/nn2072
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nat Neurosci ISSN: 1097-6256 Impact factor: 24.884