Interesting Neurological Facts

what part of a monkey's brain is active when he sees an item which he has picked up in the
past?  Answer: the F5 region of the brain.  

What part of the brain in the human would respond in the same way when seeing an object
that she has grasped?

Answer: Brocca's area.
Reason: We learned sign language before we evolved vocal chords and learned to speak.


Giacomo Rizzolatti and Michael A. Arbib,
Language Within Our Grasp
http://web.mit.edu/hst.722/www/Topics/Language/RizzolattiArbi98.pdf

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