<P> This is considered one of the most characteristic abilities of the human species . However very little is known about it and there is huge scope for research on it . This part of the brain also enhances the way linguistic learners learn and think . </P> <P> Most of the knowledge acquired to date on the subject has come from patients who have suffered some type of significant head injury, whether external (wounds, bullets) or internal (strokes, tumors, degenerative diseases). </P> <P> Studies have shown that most of the language processing functions are carried out in the cerebral cortex . The essential function of the cortical language areas is symbolic representation . Even though language exists in different forms, all of them are based on symbolic representation . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section needs expansion . You can help by adding to it . (April 2017) </Td> </Tr> </Table>

Where does language come from in the brain