UltraRapid Communications

Brief Ultrarapid Communication

Brief Ultrarapid Communication

SHORT COMMUNICATIONS

SHORT COMMUNICATIONS

Brief Ultrarapid Communication

1Department of Experimental Vascular Medicine, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, 1105 AZ, The Netherlands; 2Department of Vascular Medicine, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, University of Amsterdam, 1105 AZ, The Netherlands; 3Department of Medical Biochemistry, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, University of Amsterdam, 1105 AZ, The Netherlands, and; 4Department o...

When ultrarapid is ultrarapid: on importance of temporal precision in neuroscience of language

This opinion responds to the commentary by Papeo and Caramazza (2014). The mechanisms through which our brain generates, stores, and invokes complex semantic representations, such as those used in language, remain unknown. One key question is whether the basic brain structures controlling movements and perceptions directly participate in higher-order cognitive processes. Their involvement in se...