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Are statements such as ‘Language is in the left hemisphere,’ ‘The first language is in the left and the second in the right hemisphere,’ ‘The brain of children recovers language perfectly after brain damage,’ ‘The adult brain cannot recover language functions and chronic aphasia does not improve over time,’ ‘Language functions are more lateralized to the left in men and more bilaterally in women’ truths or myths? This article will discuss these and other issues related to the contribution the left and right hemispheres make to certain aspects of language. As will be shown, there is not always a straightforward answer to seemingly simple questions. |
