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Manuel Carreiras1, Jorge Lopez, Francisco Rivero
1Departamento de Psicología Cognitiva, Universidad de La Laguna, La Laguna, Tenerife, 38205, Spain. mcarreir@ull.es
Nature
|January 7, 2005
Resumen
Silbo Gomero, un lenguaje silbado, activa las áreas del cerebro del lenguaje hablado en usuarios expertos. Esto demuestra el cerebro del cerebro.
Área de la Ciencia:
- La neurociencia es la neurociencia.
- La lingüística es la lingüística de las lenguas.
- Ciencias Cognitivas Ciencias Cognitivas.
Sus antecedentes:
- Silbo Gomero es una lengua silbada en peligro de extinción de La Gomera, Islas Canarias.
- Se desarrolló como un medio de comunicación a larga distancia en terrenos difíciles.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para investigar las bases neuronales del procesamiento de Silbo Gomero.
- Para determinar si el procesamiento del lenguaje silbado involucra regiones cerebrales típicas del lenguaje hablado.
Principales métodos:
- Se utilizaron imágenes de resonancia magnética funcional (IRMf).
- La actividad cerebral se midió en silbadores Silbo Gomero expertos y en los participantes de control.
- Los participantes escucharon grabaciones de Silbo Gomero.
Principales resultados:
- Los silbadores expertos mostraron activación en áreas cerebrales típicamente asociadas con el lenguaje hablado.
- Los participantes de control no exhibieron patrones de activación similares.
- Esto sugiere un procesamiento neuronal especializado para el lenguaje silbado.
Conclusiones:
- Las regiones de procesamiento del lenguaje del cerebro humano son adaptables a diversas formas de señalización.
- Las lenguas silbadas como Silbo Gomero utilizan sustratos neuronales similares a las lenguas habladas.
- Esta investigación pone de relieve la plasticidad del cerebro en la adquisición y procesamiento del lenguaje.
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