
Vol 1 Ep 6 - Prehistoric speech and language
History of the World podcast
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The Brain Processes Are Similar to Sign Language
The brain must also be able to process how the individual words or actions construct a general meaning when put together. This is not even completely dissimilar to sign language, where the brain must utilize the body to make a movement and the eye can interpret it. A great deal of these processes carried out in the cerebral cortex of the brain, which is the bulk of the brain. As you look at it, the cerebral cortex is responsible for memory, perception, awareness and thought, among other things as well as language.
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