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Nur Asyiqin
Language and The Human Brain
(Article 1)
1. Composed of +/- 10 billion nerve cells (neurons).
2. Cerebral cortex (Highest level of the brain)
• Only found in mammals.
• Human has the greatest proportion of cortex.
• Mainly used for lg. representation & lg. processing.
1. Cerebral hemispheres :
• Right hemisphere : supervise left side of the body.
• Left hemispheres : supervise right side of the body.
Modularity of the Brain
Left hemisphere
• Language, rhythmic perception, temporal-
order judgements, math-thinking skills
Right hemisphere
• Pattern-matching, tasks, recognizing face,
spatial orientation.
Localization & Lateralization of The Brain
As a tool
for thinking