Neural Basis of Language in the Human Brain | Ev Fedorenko | 182

Send us Fan Mail

About the guest: Ev Fedorenko is a neuroscientist at MIT. Her lab studies the neural basis of language, speech, and thought in the human brain.

*Full episode available free on Substack & YouTube.

Episode summary: Nick and Dr. Fedorenko discuss: the relationship between language and thought; the extent to which language is for thinking vs. communication; Noam Chomsky’s Universal Grammar theory; Sapir-Whorf hypothesis; language acquisition & language learning; language networks in the brain; neuroanatomy & brain lateralization; large language models (LLMs) & machine intelligence; and more.

Related episodes:

• M&M #141: Evolution, Language, Domestication, Symbolic Cognition, AI & Large Language Models
• M&M #20: Language, Symbolic Cognition, Evolution, Origins of the Human Mind | Terrence Deacon

*This content is never meant to serve as medical advice.

Support the show

Support my work:

• Good Chemistry: Personalized, science-based health consulting. Work with Dr. Nick Jikomes directly.
• Affiliate Partners: Visit this link to see my affiliate partners and get discounts codes for products & services to support health.

For all the ways you can support my efforts.