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Can human brain connectivity explain verbal working memory? (tandfonline.com)
1 points by pdubouilh 585 days ago
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Why can humans acquire vast vocabularies, while non-human primates cannot? This study addresses this question using brain-constrained neural networks that realize between-species differences in cortical connectivity.
I would say that the most verbally gifted people in the world can't explain it, but what do I know?