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SUBCORTICAL HABIT SYSTEM [1 record]

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Record 1 2000-03-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nervous System
  • Special-Language Phraseology
CONT

It is likely that both cortical "associative" and subcortical "habit" systems operate in parallel during language processing. One system or the other predominates depending on the history of language acquisition and the nature of the item.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Système nerveux
  • Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
CONT

Le système associatif cortical et le système automatique sous-cortical semblent opérer en parallèle dans le traitement du langage. L'un ou l'autre prédomine selon la maîtrise du langage et selon la nature des éléments linguistiques.

Spanish

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