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Whistled Turkish is interesting indeed, since is an example of a language where both sides of the brain are involved [1]: "Whistled Turkish is clearly fascinat
by mrighele 7y ago
Whistled Turkish is interesting indeed, since is an example of a language where both sides of the brain are involved [1]:
"Whistled Turkish is clearly fascinating in its own right, but Güntürkün and his colleagues also realized that it presented a perfect opportunity to test the notion that language is predominantly a left-brained activity, no matter the physical structure that it takes. That's because auditory processing of features, including frequency, pitch, and melody—the stuff that whistles are made of—is a job for the right brain."
[1] https://phys.org/news/2015-08-turkish-notions-language-brain.html https://phys.org/news/2015-08-turkish-notions-language-brain...
- mizzao 7y agoWow. Is this possibly similar then to how dolphins communicate with clicks and intonations? Perhaps their language is much more complex than we even understand.
- NeedMoreTea 7y agoWouldn't surprise me in the least. This whistling language puts me in mind of the various African drum languages, of which the West African talking drums are possibly most well known. They can send complex messages across many miles. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talking_drum https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talking_drum
- m0skit0 7y agoI thought the left/right brain was a myth. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/brain-myths/201206/why-the-left-brain-right-brain-myth-will-probably-never-die https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/brain-myths/201206/w...
- gpvos 7y agoFrom that very article: > While they look alike, the two hemispheres of the brain do function differently. And the rest of that paragraph. The myth is that one hemisphere is all creative and emotional and the other all spatial and logical, which is nonsense.
- canjobear 7y agoProcessing normal spoken language also requires frequency and pitch information.