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Zhiyu Fan

Beijing Normal UniversityORCID 0000-0003-3424-9536Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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NeurosciencebioRxivPreprintFeb 9, 2026

Causal evidence for a shared mechanism linking language and tool use via the putamen

Zhiyu Fan, Haojie Wen, Zaizhu Han…·Yanchao Bi

The paper identifies the putamen as a neural substrate supporting goal-dependent sequence integrity for both language and tool use, showing early language experience strengthens this mechanism.

DOI 10.64898/2026.02.06.704290

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NeurosciencebioRxivPreprintFeb 22, 2025

Emergent modularity in large language models: Insights from aphasia simulations

Chengcheng Wang, Zhiyu Fan, Zaizhu Han…·Jixing Li

This study simulates aphasia in large language models by disrupting components to explore modularity in language processing and its parallels with human systems.

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