Cited by 128Neurobiology of Language and BilingualismAction Observation and SynchronizationEmbodied and Extended Cognition

Losing ground: Frontostriatal atrophy disrupts language embodiment in Parkinson's and huntington's disease

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Birba, Agustina, García-Cordero, Indira, Kozono, Giselle, Legaz, Agustina, Ibáñez, Agustín, Sedeño, Lucas, García, Adolfo M.·2017·Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews

Abstract

Within the language domain, movement disorders triggered by frontostriatal damage are characterized by deficits in action verbs, motor-language coupling, and syntax. However, these impairments have not been jointly interpreted under a unifying rationale or integratively assessed in terms of possible clinical implications. To bridge these gaps, here we introduce the "disrupted motor grounding hypothesis", a new framework to conceive such impairments as disturbances of embodied mechanisms (high-order domains based on the recycling of functionally germane sensorimotor circuits). We focus on two relevant lesion models: Parkinson's and Huntington's disease. First, we describe the physiopathology of both conditions as models of progressive frontostriatal impairment. Then, we summarize works assessing action language, motor-language coupling, and syntax in samples at early and preclinical disease stages. To conclude, we discuss the implications of the evidence for neurolinguistic modeling, identify key issues to be addressed in future research, and discuss potential clinical implications. In brief, our work seeks to open new theoretical and translational avenues for embodied cognition research.

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  • Speech and language assessments are useful for diagnosing aphasic syndromes and for characterizing other neurodegenerative disorders.

    “In the field of neurodegeneration, speech and language assessments are useful for diagnosing aphasic syndromes and for characterizing other disorders.”
  • Distinct linguistic deficits have been observed in Parkinson's disease, including dysarthria and difficulties with specific word patterns and action concepts.

    “Parkinson's disease (dysarthria, 30,31 difficulties with specific word patterns 4 and action concepts 4 )”
  • Systematic reviews show that speech and language studies across neurodegenerative diseases span fewer than 20 languages, most tested in only a handful of papers.

    “Also, as shown by systematic reviews, speech and language studies across neurodegenerative diseases span fewer than 20 languages, most of them tested in only a handful of papers. 4,5,47,81-83”
  • Recent works underscore the broad clinical utility of speech and language testing in these and other neurodegenerative disorders, even if many deficits are secondary to broader motoric or cognitive dysfunction.

    “However, recent works underscore the broad clinical utility of speech and language testing in these 4,6 and other 140 neurodegenerative disor ders, even if many deficits are secondary to broader motoric or cogni tive dysfunction.”

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Authors
Birba, A., García-Cordero, I., Kozono, G., Legaz, A., Ibáñez, A., Sedeño, L., & García, A. M.
Affiliations
  • Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (AR)
  • Favaloro University (AR)
Corresponding author
García, Adolfo M.
Venue
Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2017-09
Volume
80
Pages
673-687
ISSN
0149-7634 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2740589053
Cited by
128
References
196
Citations by year
2026: 8 · 2025: 10 · 2024: 9 · 2023: 8 · 2022: 17 · 2021: 17 · 2020: 17 · 2019: 29 · 2018: 11 · 2017: 2
FWCI
1.81
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • CONICET Digital (CONICET) (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
  • CONICET Digital (CONICET) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
Funders
  • CONICET
  • CONICYT/FONDECYT (1170010)
  • FONCyT-PICT
  • FONDAP
  • INECO Foundation
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Action Observation and Synchronization
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Embodied and Extended Cognition
Keywords
Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, action verbs, syntax, sensorimotor circuits, embodied cognition
MeSH terms
Atrophy, Brain, Humans, Huntington Disease, Language, Neural Pathways, Parkinson Disease

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