Evolution and development constantly reuse—co-opt—existing structures and mechanisms
for new purposes. This basic tenet motivates the declarative/procedural (DP) model. The�…

Most research on the neurobiology of language focuses on language alone. However, new
biological functions commonly make use of previously existing mechanisms. Thus, language�…

The structure of the brain and the nature of evolution suggest that, despite its uniqueness,
language likely depends on brain systems that also subserve other functions. The�…

The fundamental claim of the declarative/procedural model is that the declarative and
procedural memory systems should play roles in language that are largely analogous to the�…

What are the psychological, computational and neural underpinnings of language? Are
these neurocognitive correlates dedicated to language? Do different parts of language�…

Current neurobiological models of language are descriptive. They claim that certain brain
areas carry certain functions or that specific processes have specific physiological indexes�…

Do the mechanisms underlying language in fact serve general-purpose functions that
preexist this uniquely human capacity? To address this contentious and empirically�…

Developmental disorders of language include developmental language disorder, dyslexia,
and motor-speech disorders such as articulation disorder and stuttering. These disorders�…

Recent decades have ushered in tremendous progress in understanding the neural basis of
language. Most of our current knowledge on language and the brain, however, is derived�…

The past decades have seen an explosion of research using electrophysiological or
neuroimaging techniques for studying the neurocognitive underpinnings of second�…