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The Role of Computer Simulation in Neurolinguistics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 December 2008

Hans-Jürgen Eikmeyer  and
Ulrich Schade
Hans-Jürgen Eikmeyer
Affiliation:
Universität BielefeldFakultät für Linguistik und Literaturwissenschaft, Postfach 100131, D-33501 Bielefeld, Germany; email: eikmeyer@lili3.uni-bielefeld.de
Ulrich Schade
Affiliation:
Universität BielefeldFakultät für Linguistik und Literaturwissenschaft, Postfach 100131, D-33501 Bielefeld, Germany; email: eikmeyer@lili3.uni-bielefeld.de
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Abstract

As a result of present-day technological standards, the technique of computer simulation is constantly gaining influence in cognitive science. Neurolinguistics is a special branch of this field in which cognitive capacities connected with language are related to the structure and functions of the brain. It is argued that computer simulation is a useful technique for evaluating neurolinguistic models. This is demonstrated with respect to neural network models of the process of language production.

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Research Article
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Nordic Journal of Linguistics , Volume 16 , Special Issue 2: Special issue on NEUROLINGUISTICS , December 1993 , pp. 153 - 169
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1993

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