Language as a Tool: Motor Proficiency Using a Tool Predicts Individual Linguistic Abilities

Different disciplines converge to trace language evolution from motor skills. The human ability to use tools has been advocated as a fundamental step toward the emergence of linguistic processes in the brain. Neuropsychological and neuroimaging research has established that linguistic functions and...

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Main Authors: Claudio Brozzoli, Alice C. Roy, Linda H. Lidborg, Martin Lövdén
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01639/full