Biological Constraints on Language: New Data from Human Auditory Cortex

The model used to explain the biological nature of language regards thus the anatomical structures as a biological constraint that anchors to reality, an anatomical and functional ratchet effect rather than a guarantee of the presence of language. According to this perspective, the peripherical and central structures of language can’t be trivially seen as the “biological basis” of language but they influence its realization in a qualitative way. The aim of this work is to inquire on the biological nature of language, more precisely on the auditory cortex specialization for language