Question about irrationality and irrational language <moved>

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The discussion revolves around the cognitive processes involved in interpreting irrationality or irrational language, exploring which parts of the brain may be engaged in this interpretation. The scope includes psychological and neurological perspectives.

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  • One participant inquires about the specific brain regions involved in interpreting irrational language, expressing difficulty in finding information on the topic.
  • Another participant suggests that there may be studies comparing brain activity related to coherent word sounds versus nonsensical sounds, although they do not recall specific details.
  • A third participant posits that non-rationality may be a default cognitive state, with rationality developing later and potentially linked to the prefrontal cortex.
  • This participant also mentions the existence of articles discussing brain areas associated with puns and wordplay, suggesting a specific interest in that type of irrationality.

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Participants do not reach a consensus on the specific brain areas involved, and multiple viewpoints regarding the nature of irrationality and its cognitive processing remain present.

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There are limitations in the discussion, including a lack of specific studies referenced, uncertainty about the definitions of irrationality versus non-rationality, and the need for further exploration of the topic.

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This discussion may be of interest to those studying psychology, neuroscience, or linguistics, particularly in relation to cognitive processes and language interpretation.

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What part of the brain and/or mind does interpreting irrationality or irational language exersize/use?

Hi, I couldn't find anything about this on nets and also went on a teachers forum and still haven't herd back from them for about 1 month or over a month now so I am positng this question here if anyone knows. I also went to a phycology forum that I am a member of to ask and they wouldn't authorize me into there forums after resetting my password since i forgot it. I have no idea why they did that, I don't think I broke any of the forum rules there.
 
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I think a study has been done comparing brain activity, in some way, between word sounds that make sense together and similar sounds that don't form words (gibberish).

Not sure if that's what you want, but I don't remember where I saw that anyway.
 
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What part of the brain and/or mind does interpreting irrationality or irational language exersize/use?
I'm afraid irrationality (well, more like just non-rationality, not outright irrationality) is the default setup and it's the rationality which is developed later on and can be assigned to certain areas (the prefrontal cortex, as I recall).

Ps.: I've seen some articles about brain areas related to puns and wordplays. If that specific type of irrationality is a matter of interest then you may do some googlework on that direction...
 
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Thanks, much appreciated
 

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