Theories of human cognition prominently feature 'Broca's area', which causally contributes to a myriad of mental functions. However, Broca's area is not a monolithic, multipurpose unit - it is structurally and functionally heterogeneous. Some functions engaging (subsets of) this area share neurocognitive resources, whereas others rely on separable circuits. A decade of converging evidence has now illuminated a fundamental distinction between two subregions of Broca's area that likely play computationally distinct roles in cognition: one belongs to the domain-specific 'language network', the other to the domain-general 'multiple-demand (MD) network'. Claims about Broca's area should be (re)cast in terms of these (and other, as yet undetermined) functional components, to establish a cumulative research enterprise where empirical findings can be replicated and theoretical proposals can be meaningfully compared and falsified.

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布洛卡区不是自然区

人类认知理论的突出特点是“布洛卡区”，这在因果关系中促成了无数的心理功能。然而，布罗卡区并不是一个单一的、多用途的单元——它在结构和功能上都是异类的。一些参与（子集）该区域的功能共享神经认知资源，而其他功能则依赖于可分离的电路。十年的汇聚证据现在阐明了布洛卡区的两个子区域之间的根本区别，它们可能在认知中在计算上发挥不同的作用：一个属于特定领域的“语言网络”，另一个属于领域通用的“多需求”（ MD）网络'。应该根据这些（和其他尚未确定的）功能组件（和其他尚未确定的）功能组件来（重新）投射关于布洛卡区域的声明，