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It's likely that taboo words are stored in the right hemisphere of the brain. massive left hemisphere strokes or the entire surgical removal of the left hemisphere can leave people with no articulate speech other than the ability to swear, spout cliches and song lyrics.
-Steven Pinker
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It's Likely That Taboo Words Are Stored

Steven Pinker
It's likely that taboo words are stored in the right hemisphere of the brain. massive left hemisphere strokes or the entire surgical removal of the left hemisphere can leave people with no articulate speech other than the ability to swear, spout cliches and song lyrics.
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