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Data Suggests That in L1
(for reviews and
discussion, see Ullman et al., 1997; Ullman, 2001a, b, 2004, 2005; Ullman
& Pierpont 2005)
First Language
Rule-governed composition
Associative memory
Computation
Motor, Cognitive skills
Facts, Events
Non-Language
Dopamine
Estrogen; acetylcholine
Molecular
DAT?
BDNF
Genetic
Left BA 44/premotor-basal ganglia circuits;
superior temporal
Medial & lateral temporal cortex; BA 45/47, BA 10
Anatomy
Sequences
Arbitrary relations
Specialized for
Procedural Memory
Declarative Memory
Brain Systems
Grammar
Lexicon
Language