Part 1: Merge in the Mind
1. Merge and the Bare Phase Structure
2. Merge and (A)symmetry
3. Generalized Search and Cyclic Derivation by Phase: A Preliminary Study
4. Merge, Labeling, and Projection
5. A Note on Strong vs. Weak Generation in Human Language
6. On the Basic Operations of Syntax
Part 2: Merge in the Brain
7. The Cortical Dynamics in Building Syntactic Structures of Sentences: An MEG Study in a Minimal-Pair Paradigm
8. Syntactic Computation in the Human Brain: The Degree of Merger as a Key Factor
9. Computational Principles of Syntax in the Regions Specialized for Language: Integrating Theoretical Linguistics and Functional Neuroimaging