Evidence from Formal Logical Reasoning Reveals that the Language of Thought is not Natural Language
Hope Kean, Alexander Fung, Paris Jaggers, Jason A. Chen, Joshua Rule, Yael Benn, Joshua B. Tenenbaum, Steven T. Piantadosi, Rosemary A. Varley, Evelina G. Fedorenko
The paper investigates the relationship between logical reasoning and language by examining neural activity and patient performance, finding that logical reasoning does not rely on the language brain network.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · Jul 6, 2026Peer-reviewedNeuroscience