10 Interesting Fact About How the human brain processes language

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• The human brain can process language at a speed of 200-300 words per minute.
• When someone reads, the brain will make a visual picture of these words.
• The human brain can process the language that is heard and the language that is read differently.
• The language used in the human brain is processed by several different areas of the brain.
• The human brain can process more than one language at once, depending on the habits and experiences of individuals.
• When someone learns a new language, his brain will form a new neuron path to process the language.
• The fact that language can affect the way we think is known as linguistic relativity or sapir-whorf hypothesis.
• Language can affect a person's color perception, as in Russian which has two different words for sky blue and sea blue.
• The human brain can process an imperfect or incomplete language, and can fill the gap of information that is lost with previous assumptions or knowledge.
• The ability of humans to produce complex and varied language makes it unique compared to other species in the world.