ABSTRACT

Human language is a multi-faceted entity. From single-word utterances to intricately structured discourse and from political slogans to poetry, language provides the primary medium through which we communicate, cogitate, and connect ourselves to past, present, and future individuals, Understanding how such a complex function is organized in the human brain will require a variety of theoretical perspectives, as well as converging evidence from diverse populations and experimental techniques. To approach this question, it is useful to consider the multiple levels of organization that comprise the nervous system,