Why we can talk, debate, and change our minds: Neural circuits, basal ganglia operations, and transcriptional factors. Issue 6 (December 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Lieberman, Philip
• Is Part Of: Behavioral and brain sciences. Volume 37:Issue 6(2014)
• Page Start: 561
• Page End: 562
• Publication Date: 2014-12
• Subjects: Psychophysiology -- Periodicals; Psychology -- Periodicals; Human behavior -- Periodicals; Animal behavior -- Periodicals; Brain -- Periodicals; 616.89142
• DOI: 10.1017/S0140525X13004093
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0140-525X

Abstract

Abstract: Ackermann et al. disregard attested knowledge concerning aphasia, Parkinson disease, cortical-to-striatal circuits, basal ganglia, laryngeal phonation, and other matters. Their dual-pathway model cannot account for "what is special about the human brain." Their human cortical-to-laryngeal neural circuit does not exist. Basal ganglia operations, enhanced by mutations on FOXP2, confer human motor-control, linguistic, and cognitive capabilities.