Brain scanning techniques and rare patient studies have allowed researchers to unveil the neural encoding of word meanings in the prefrontal cortex, revealing distinct neuronal responses.
This research has shown that many of the neurons in the left prefrontal cortex respond selectively to related words, highlighting a sophisticated mapping of semantic information.
Ziv Williams and his team recorded neural activity while patients listened to narratives, uncovering how neurons fire selectively to various word categories, aiding our understanding of language processing.
Though significant progress has been made understanding language in the brain, the foundational mechanism of how individual neurons represent meaning still remains a mystery.
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