‘Wired for words: the neural architecture of language’ with Greg Hickok

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Stephen M. Wilson interviews Greg Hickok about his book on the neural architecture of language.

In this epidode, I talk with Greg Hickok, Distinguished Professor of Cognitive Sciences & Language Science at the University of California, Irvine, about his new book ‘Wired for words: the neural architecture of language’. Hickok G. Wired for words: The neural architecture of language. 2025; MIT Press. Key Hickok papers: Hickok G, Poeppel D. The cortical organization of speech processing. Nat Rev Neurosci 2007; 8: 393-402. [doi] Hickok G. Computational neuroanatomy of speech pro...

People in this episode

Host: Stephen M. Wilson

Guest: Greg Hickok

Topics covered

• neuroscience
• language architecture
• cognitive science
• speech processing
• book discussion

Keywords

• language
• neuroscience
• cognitive science
• speech processing
• Greg Hickok
• MIT Press
• Wired for words

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of California, Irvine, MIT Press

Books & works: Wired for words: the neural architecture of language, The cortical organization of speech processing

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