Among the many fascinating things we're finding out about ourselves thanks to MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) scans is this: the part of our brain that recognizes words is spread across the outer layer, or cerebral cortex, and both hemispheres. Some areas show more activity regarding specific kinds of words, like clothing, for example, or numbers and measurement, but some words, like "top," pop up in different areas (story, video):
http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/04/27/475871745/scans-show-the-brain-groups-words-by-meaning
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