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les aires cérébrales du langage et de la vision se réorganisent.

English translation: The language and visual regions/areas of the brain


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French term or phrase:les aires cérébrales du langage et de la vision se réorganisent.
English translation:The language and visual regions/areas of the brain
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15:06 Sep 25, 2011
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Education / Pedagogy / les aires cérébrales du langage et de la vision se réorganisent
French term or phrase: les aires cérébrales du langage et de la vision se réorganisent.
Lorsque nous apprenons à lire, les aires cérébrales du langage et de la vision se réorganisent.
natjaden
Local time: 08:42
The language and visual regions/areas of the brain
Explanation:
I would say that there would be a choice here between the terms "region" and "area".
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LaraBarnett
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:42
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4The language and visual regions/areas of the brain
LaraBarnett
3 +1areas in the brain for language and vision become reorganisedcchat
Summary of reference entries provided
VIsual cortex
Nikki Scott-Despaigne

  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
areas in the brain for language and vision become reorganised


Explanation:
Seems to convey the meaning.

cchat
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 91

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agree  xxxBourth: Areas of the brain handling language and vision are ...
45 mins
  -> Yes, handling is good.
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31 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
The language and visual regions/areas of the brain


Explanation:
I would say that there would be a choice here between the terms "region" and "area".

Example sentence(s):
  • "Dax had noted LANGUAGE AREA phenomena as early as..."
  • "Lesions of the lateral and basal temporal lobe therefore tend to disconnect the VISUAL REGION from the limbic system."

    Reference: http://scienceblogs.com/neurophilosophy/2011/05/human_echolo...
    Reference: http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=PrCTzpkA6FEC&pg=PA106&dq=...
LaraBarnett
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:42
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PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  John Detre
7 mins
  -> Thank you.
agree  Nikki Scott-Despaigne: Area would be my preference. Brodmann areas are still referred to by neuroscientists : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brodmann_area. For language the Wernicke and Broca areas are commonly used terms. Regions are made of of "aires".
1 hr
  -> Thank you. Very relevant comments.
agree  Pablo Strauss
9 hrs
  -> Thank you.
agree  Barbara Cochran
23 hrs
  -> Thank you.
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Reference comments


2 hrs
Reference: VIsual cortex

Reference information:
Additional note to my ref on Brodmann :

http://webvision.med.utah.edu/book/part-ix-psychophysics-of-...

Visual cortex for areas V1 etc...

Nikki Scott-Despaigne
France
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PRO pts in category: 40
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