Sign activates the auditory area.

[Richard Arnold]

  I have actually read of a similar study done in the USA ( I believe ) that
discovered the same phenomenon among ASL signers. So this is not new. I think
there is a need for greater collobration between researchers and linguists
around the world who are working on different sign languages, as it is
possible that you all may find similar discoveries or come to similar
conclusions (   or maybe not...  : )    ).

  Pity I can't remember the article, and who the author was. Perhaps someone
else might recall such an article. It was in some linguistic journal or book.

Richard Arnold


In a message dated 01/14/99 1:36:05 AM Pacific Standard Time, hasama at NIPPON-
SEIKI.CO.JP writes:

> Hi,Members.
>
>  I'd like to tell about an article which was on Japan Economic News, today(
> 14th
>   .Jan).
>  Dr.Nishimura, a reseacher of Osaka Univ. found experimentarily that deaf
> people
>   are handling sign
>  in auditory area of brain.
>  Subject was a deaf man, aged over 50. Several sign like "father","brother",
> or
>   "TV" of JSL
>  are shown to him, and they studied what part of the brain was activated.
>  I don't know what method was used for the study, but I hear the medical
>   department of Osaka
>  Univ. has a latest SQUID. So I guess they used SQUID for the study. But I
> don't
>   know it is sure or not.
>
>  The result of his experiment will be on a british science magazine
'Nature'.
>   published today.
>  If you want to know details, please get this magazine.
>
>  Please pardon my poor English.
>  Toshihiro Hasama
>  Niigata,Japan.
>
>