神经药理学报 ›› 2018, Vol. 8 ›› Issue (4): 14-14.

• Plenary Lectures(PL) • 上一篇    下一篇

Neuroanatomical Mechanisms of Language Processing and Language Disorders:Basic Cross-Language Research Findings and Clinical Practice

TAN Li-hai   

  1. Director of Shenzhen Institute of Neuroscience and Distinguished University Professor of Shenzhen University
  • 出版日期:2018-08-26 发布日期:2018-11-16

Neuroanatomical Mechanisms of Language Processing and Language Disorders:Basic Cross-Language Research Findings and Clinical Practice

TAN Li-hai   

  1. Director of Shenzhen Institute of Neuroscience and Distinguished University Professor of Shenzhen University
  • Online:2018-08-26 Published:2018-11-16

摘要: Contrary to the conventional wisdom,recent research indicates that experience can quickly change both the human adult brain’s physical structure and functional organization. In this talk I will first summarize structural and functional MRI evidence from the study of the neurodevelopment of written Chinese and English which shows how brain networks change in response to language. I will then report on our experiments attempting to discover brain activity patterns during language-related tasks. We found that distinct cortical regions support the Chinese and the English language. These findings have been translated into clinical practices in guiding pre-surgical planning of the patients with brain disorders.

Abstract: Contrary to the conventional wisdom,recent research indicates that experience can quickly change both the human adult brain’s physical structure and functional organization. In this talk I will first summarize structural and functional MRI evidence from the study of the neurodevelopment of written Chinese and English which shows how brain networks change in response to language. I will then report on our experiments attempting to discover brain activity patterns during language-related tasks. We found that distinct cortical regions support the Chinese and the English language. These findings have been translated into clinical practices in guiding pre-surgical planning of the patients with brain disorders.