THE VIDEO SHELF · language and the brain
23. Language
Robert Sapolsky's Stanford lecture on language, comparing human and animal communication, ape language projects like Koko and Kanzi, and how language is acquired. It is part of his human behavioral biology course.
Why HN readers recommended it
HN recommends it, and the whole course, for understanding the brain and language acquisition.
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Stanford
- Topic
- language and the brain
- Format
- lecture
- Level
- intermediate
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 3
- HN mentions in dataset
- 4
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2015–2024
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This is well known and well studied. I highly recommend Sapolksy’s lecture on this: [VIDEO] Start at 12:14 for the relevant topic, but the entire lecture is a good watch.
i2shar on Hacker News · 2024-01
In Gene therapy allows an 11-year-old boy to hearRobert Sapolsky's lecture, mentioned in the article, wherein he discusses ape language projects, is a good watch: [VIDEO] He completely dismisses Koko but considers Kanzi to be more credible.
nerfhammer on Hacker News · 2015-08
In Apes may be closer to speaking than many scientists thinkIf I remember correctly, when you learn a new language after age 10, the brain encodes the new language in a region adjacent to the one where your mother language is encoded, which means that any localized injury on this part of the brain may …
SlySherZ on Hacker News · 2018-10
In I woke up unable to speak English
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