Scientists Identify Brain's Concept Control Core

Van Cutter Romney writes "Scientists have identified the part of the brain which matches words to objects. While scanning brains from people who suffer from Semantic Dementia they have found that the front end of the temporal lobe seems to be crucial to conceptual application. A better understanding on how this part of the brain works can help develop therapies to counteract Semantic Dementia — the second most common form of dementia after Alzheimer's disease."

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Why is this news???

[cbecker333]

I find myself asking this a lot lately...

It seems like every 2 weeks there is some huge "DISCOVERY" about the brain and its always crappy, like "oh, we figured out that this part of the brain has to do with X"...WHO CARES? They can't tell me a damned thing about how the brain REALLY works or what the real implications of any of these discoveries are - its always "we'll have to study this in more detail to figure out how to apply any of it." Oh, so you're saying you learned nothing then? Yes. Its like this whole scientific community has been grasping at straws for the last 20 years.

Dear Science,

Figure something out before you throw more "DISCOVERIES!!!" at us.

Signed,
(Everybody who doesn't like having their time wasted by best-guess neuroscience.)


Dear Slashdot,

If the news is boring then POST LESS OF IT. Let us spend our time discussing things that actually matter.

Signed,
Me