Language Acquisition: Do as You Hear
@article{Thoret2002LanguageAD, title={Language Acquisition: Do as You Hear}, author={H. Th{\'e}oret and A. Pascual-Leone}, journal={Current Biology}, year={2002}, volume={12}, pages={R736-R737} }
It is not uncommon to recognize a specific action by the sound it creates. Neurons have been discovered in monkey premotor cortex that may contribute to this ability; they respond to both performing an action and hearing its action-related sound, and may be critical for communicating with others, learning gestures and even acquiring language.
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