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In adults, language is separate from other functions of the brain.
Our language is but a scaffold for our minds. It is indispensable during the formative years but can be done away with once the building is in place.
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The lack of language affects even functions like math. Keeping track of exact numbers above four requires knowing the words for these numbers. The language-number interdependency means many deaf children in industrialized societies fall behind in math because they did not learn t...
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Take language away, and the amount of information you can acquire decreases.
Many deaf children born into hearing families live in a world unable to communicate properly. They are never exposed to abstract ideas such as "justice" or "global warming." Unless the parents learn sign langu...
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It isn't easy to imagine our mind without language. We can't think, plan, or relate to other people if we lack words to structure our ideas.
Bertrand Russel stated that the task of language is to "make possible thoughts which could not exist without it."
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Language can disappear after severe damage to the brain. It is known as aphasia - the inability to understand or produce speech.
Research on adults with aphasia has demonstrated that math, theory of mind, and other cognitive abilities are independent from language....
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