Revue Des Sciences Humaines
Volume 35, Numéro 1, Pages 177-189
2024-06-10

Understanding Language From Brain Disorders

Authors : Benyahia Madani . Aoun Ali .

Abstract

The word neuroscience is modern, and yet the study of the brain is as old as science itself. Historically, scientists interested in the nervous system came from different specialties: medicine, biology, psychology, physics, chemistry, mathematics. The revolution of Neuroscience came from the fact that these scientists realized that the greatest hope for understanding the functioning of the brain lies in a firmly interdisciplinary approach, a combination of traditional methods and modern technologies, to reach an updated vision of brain function and open new horizons. Language is universal in human societies. Highly specialized brain areas are used. Experts consider that there are about 5000 different varieties of languages and dialects in the world. The organization of these languages is very diverse, for example regarding the place of nouns or verbs. However, despite such differences in syntax, all languages convey human experience and emotions, in their finest subtleties. Many scientists consider the universality of language to be the result of the evolution of the human brain of certain organs, well devoted to this function.

Keywords

language- neuroscience- cerebral cortex -aphasia.