Il cervello umano è l’organo più complicato e affascinante che esista in natura, e lo usiamo per tutto, anche (e forse soprattutto) per il linguaggio.<br />In questa puntata esploriamo come la lingua è organizzata nella nostra testa: dagli emisferi e dai lobi, ai solchi e alle circonvoluzioni, fino alle connessioni tra le aree di Broca e Wernicke.<br />Vediamo come queste strutture ci permettono di parlare, capire, ricordare e immaginare parole, e come, nel corso della storia, l’umanità abbia provato a svelare i segreti di questa macchina incredibile.  <br /><br />Grafiche: Gianluca La Bruna<br /><br />La sigla è stata prodotta da White Hot e fornita da <a href="https://freebeats.io" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://freebeats.io</a><br /><br />Gli audio dei pazienti afasici sono stati presi dal Canale YouTube di Tactus Therapy: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@Tactustherapy" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.youtube.com/@Tactustherapy</a><br /> <br />Afasia di Broca: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWC-cVQmEmY" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWC-cVQmEmY</a><br /><br />Afasia di Wernicke: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oef68YabD0" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oef68YabD0</a><br /><br />FONTI:<br /><ul><li>Basinger H., &amp; Hogg J.P. 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