Toward the Language Oscillogenome
Language has been argued to arise, both ontogenetically and phylogenetically, from specific patterns of brain wiring. We argue that it can further be shown that core features of language processing emerge from particular phasal and cross-frequency coupling properties of neural oscillations; what has...
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| description | Language has been argued to arise, both ontogenetically and phylogenetically, from specific patterns of brain wiring. We argue that it can further be shown that core features of language processing emerge from particular phasal and cross-frequency coupling properties of neural oscillations; what has been referred to as the language ‘oscillome.’ It is expected that basic aspects of the language oscillome result from genetic guidance, what we will here call the language ‘oscillogenome,’ for which we will put forward a list of candidate genes. We have considered genes for altered brain rhythmicity in conditions involving language deficits: autism spectrum disorders, schizophrenia, specific language impairment and dyslexia. These selected genes map on to aspects of brain function, particularly on to neurotransmitter function. We stress that caution should be adopted in the construction of any oscillogenome, given the range of potential roles particular localized frequency bands have in cognition. Our aim is to propose a set of genome-to-language linking hypotheses that, given testing, would grant explanatory power to brain rhythms with respect to language processing and evolution. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7316c5f6a51248ccaf816fd65848a89d2022-12-22T01:59:49ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782018-10-01910.3389/fpsyg.2018.01999365729Toward the Language OscillogenomeElliot Murphy0Elliot Murphy1Antonio Benítez-Burraco2Division of Psychology and Language Sciences, University College London, London, United KingdomDepartment of Psychology, University of Westminster, London, United KingdomDepartment of Spanish Language, Linguistics and Literary Theory, University of Seville, Seville, SpainLanguage has been argued to arise, both ontogenetically and phylogenetically, from specific patterns of brain wiring. We argue that it can further be shown that core features of language processing emerge from particular phasal and cross-frequency coupling properties of neural oscillations; what has been referred to as the language ‘oscillome.’ It is expected that basic aspects of the language oscillome result from genetic guidance, what we will here call the language ‘oscillogenome,’ for which we will put forward a list of candidate genes. We have considered genes for altered brain rhythmicity in conditions involving language deficits: autism spectrum disorders, schizophrenia, specific language impairment and dyslexia. These selected genes map on to aspects of brain function, particularly on to neurotransmitter function. We stress that caution should be adopted in the construction of any oscillogenome, given the range of potential roles particular localized frequency bands have in cognition. Our aim is to propose a set of genome-to-language linking hypotheses that, given testing, would grant explanatory power to brain rhythms with respect to language processing and evolution.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01999/fullautism spectrum disordersschizophreniaspecific language impairmentdyslexianeural oscillationscandidate genes |
| spellingShingle | Elliot Murphy Elliot Murphy Antonio Benítez-Burraco Toward the Language Oscillogenome Frontiers in Psychology autism spectrum disorders schizophrenia specific language impairment dyslexia neural oscillations candidate genes |
| title | Toward the Language Oscillogenome |
| title_full | Toward the Language Oscillogenome |
| title_fullStr | Toward the Language Oscillogenome |
| title_full_unstemmed | Toward the Language Oscillogenome |
| title_short | Toward the Language Oscillogenome |
| title_sort | toward the language oscillogenome |
| topic | autism spectrum disorders schizophrenia specific language impairment dyslexia neural oscillations candidate genes |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01999/full |
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