Language: Physiology of speech

The topics covered in the book, Language Viewed from the Brain by Iwao Honjo, provide a good initial outline of topics that are important for the study of how the brain makes human language behavior possible. Feel free to modify this list of topics:

Disorder of Speech Language and Brain Imaging Functional Brain Imaging Positron Emission Tomography Magnetoencephalography Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Language Perception From the Viewpoint of Aphasia Brain Activities in Language Perception Development of Cortical Mechanism of Speech Perception Disorders of Language Development and Plasticity of the Brain Cochlear and the Auditory Tract Level Structure and Function of the Cochlea Coding of Speech Sounds in the Cochlea Structure and Function of the Cochlear Nuclei Role of the Efferent Tract Language Production Brain Level Brain Activities in Reading Written Language Brain Activities during Speaking Temporal Process of Speech Production in the Brain In Organs of Vocalization and Articulation Mechanism of Vocalization Mechanism of Articulation Interaction between Language Production and Recognition Brain Activities in the Language Development Period Interaction between Production and Recognition Role of the Cerebellum Brain Activities in the Process of Language Acquisition Brain Activities after Completion of Language Development Language Recognition from the Viewpoint of Cochlear Implants Principles of Cochlear Implant Perception of Speech Sounds with Cochlear Implants Summary and Prospects of Biological Linguistics Role of Wernicke's Area in Speech Perception Activities of the Auditory Area during Language Production Relations of Language with the Cerebellum and Supplementary Motor Area Cortical Activities of Cochlear Implant Users Interactions among Different Functional Areas in the Brain