15.463, Media: Edge: Language, Biology, and the Mind

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LINGUIST List:  Vol-15-463. Wed Feb 4 2004. ISSN: 1068-4875.

Subject: 15.463, Media: Edge: Language, Biology, and the Mind

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Date:  Fri, 30 Jan 2004 18:46:37 -0500 (EST)
From:  Grzegorz ChrupaÅ'a<grzegorz at pithekos.net>
Subject:  Edge: LANGUAGE, BIOLOGY, AND THE MIND.

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Date:  Fri, 30 Jan 2004 18:46:37 -0500 (EST)
From:  Grzegorz ChrupaÅ'a<grzegorz at pithekos.net>
Subject:  Edge: LANGUAGE, BIOLOGY, AND THE MIND.


A talk with psychologist Gary Marcus.

He discusses how recent advances in understanding the interplay of
genes and environement in development can shed light on the nature of
the human language faculty and its relation to cognitive systems
present in non-human primates.

Transcript and Quicktime video:
http://www.edge.org/3rd_culture/marcus03/marcus_index.html


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