Emergence: How Brain Networks Build Language

How does the brain give rise to language—one of the most defining features of human cognition? Classical models have long searched for specialised “language centres”, yet modern neuroscience reveals a more complex picture: language emerges from dynamic interactions within distributed brain networks.

In this talk, I will introduce a network-based perspective on language, showing how patterns of connectivity between brain regions—rather than isolated areas—support speaking, understanding, and learning language. I will highlight how these networks are shaped by both shared organisational principles and individual variability—reflecting a balance between a common biological scaffold and unique personal experience.

Drawing on insights from neuroimaging, brain connectivity, and clinical research in aphasia, this talk will argue that language is an emergent property of the human brain—built through networks, constrained by general principles, and flexibly adapted in each of us.

𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: 15th April (Conference Day 2)

𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞: 13:00 -14:00 (BST)

More info here: https://www.linkedin.com/company/undergraduate-psychology-association/posts/?feedView=all