研究人員發(fā)現(xiàn)大腦中的Broca區(qū)域，業(yè)已知道該區(qū)域參與控制語言，是大腦中控制不同層次行為的關(guān)鍵執(zhí)行中樞。例如計劃能力被認為是人類智能特征之一。

研究人員發(fā)現(xiàn)Broca區(qū)域，位于大腦顳部左側(cè)，當個體被要求組織行動計劃的時候，其相對應的右側(cè)就會被觸發(fā)。研究人員報道說，對Broca區(qū)域總體執(zhí)行功能的研究結(jié)果，能夠解釋該區(qū)域在語言處理方面中的重要作用。尤為明顯的是，研究人員發(fā)現(xiàn)這些皮層的執(zhí)行功能不同于顳部對動作的組織控制。
 
Area Discovered Where the Brain Organizes Actions
 
Researchers have discovered that Broca’s region in the brain, mostly known as the region that evolved to manage speech, is a key executive center in the brain for organizing hierarchies of behaviors. Such planning ability is considered one of the characteristics of human intelligence.

The researchers found that the Broca’s area, which is situated on the left side of the brain in the temple region, and its counterpart on the right side is triggered when individuals are asked to organize plans of action. They reported that their finding of the general executive function of the Broca’s region could explain its vital role in language processing. Significantly, the investigators discovered that this executive function of these cortical regions was different from the organization of temporal sequences of actions.