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The neurobiology of receptive-expressive language interdependence

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 June 2013

Anthony Steven Dick  and
Michael Andric
Anthony Steven Dick
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199. adick@fiu.edu www.fiu.edu/~adick
Michael Andric
Affiliation:
Center for Mind/Brain Sciences (CIMeC), The University of Trento, Trento 38122, Italy. michael.andric@unitn.it michaelandric.tumblr.com
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Abstract

With a focus on receptive language, we examine the neurobiological evidence for the interdependence of receptive and expressive language processes. While we agree that there is compelling evidence for such interdependence, we suggest that Pickering & Garrod's (P&G's) account would be enhanced by considering more-specific situations in which their model does, and does not, apply.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 36 , Issue 4 , August 2013 , pp. 352 - 353
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2013 

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