Outstanding Language Competence and Cytoarchitecture in Broca's Speech Region

Autor/inn/en	Amunts, Katrin; Schleicher, Axel; Zilles, Karl
Titel	Outstanding Language Competence and Cytoarchitecture in Broca's Speech Region
Quelle	In: Brain and Language, 89 (2004) 2, S.346-353 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0093-934X
DOI	10.1016/S0093-934X(03)00360-2
Schlagwörter	Linguistic Competence; Speech; Linguistic Performance; Brain Hemisphere Functions; Cytology; Individual Differences; Statistical Analysis; Language Proficiency; Aphasia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sprachkompetenz; Speaking; Sprechen; Zytologie; Individueller Unterschied; Statistische Analyse; Language skill; Language skills; Expressive Aphasie; Aphasie
Abstract	Studies on brains of individuals with an exceptional mental capacity are of widespread interest. Here, we analyze the cytoarchitecture of areas 44 and 45 (anatomical correlates of Broca's speech region) of a person with a documented extraordinary competence in language performance (Emil Krebs, E.K.), and compared it with 11 control brains. Morphometry and multivariate statistical analysis revealed significant cytoarchitectonic differences between E.K. and the controls in left and right areas 44, in right 45, and in interhemispheric asymmetries. We conclude, that the exceptional language competence of E.K. may be related to distinct cytoarchitectonic features in Broca's region. (Author).
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