The structure and statistics of language jointly shape cross-frequency neural dynamics during spoken language comprehension
H Weissbart, AE Martin - Nature Communications, 2024 - nature.com
Humans excel at extracting structurally-determined meaning from speech despite inherent
physical variability. This study explores the brain's ability to predict and understand spoken …
physical variability. This study explores the brain's ability to predict and understand spoken …
Multiple dimensions of syntactic structure are resolved earliest in posterior temporal cortex
How we combine minimal linguistic units into larger structures remains an unresolved topic
in neuroscience. Language processing involves the abstract construction of 'vertical'and …
in neuroscience. Language processing involves the abstract construction of 'vertical'and …
A tradeoff between acoustic and linguistic feature encoding in spoken language comprehension
When we comprehend language from speech, the phase of the neural response aligns with
particular features of the speech input, resulting in a phenomenon referred to as neural …
particular features of the speech input, resulting in a phenomenon referred to as neural …
The role of alpha oscillations in free‐and goal‐directed semantic associations
Alpha oscillations are known to play a central role in several higher‐order cognitive
functions, especially selective attention, working memory, semantic memory, and creative …
functions, especially selective attention, working memory, semantic memory, and creative …
Alpha and beta oscillations differentially support word production in a rule-switching task
Research into the role of brain oscillations in basic perceptual and cognitive functions has
suggested that the alpha rhythm reflects functional inhibition while the beta rhythm reflects …
suggested that the alpha rhythm reflects functional inhibition while the beta rhythm reflects …
Lexical semantics trumps syntax during noun composition in predication and modification contexts: insights from the N400 and alpha and beta band synchronisation
L Călinescu, G Ramchand, G Baggio - Language, Cognition and …, 2025 - Taylor & Francis
Compositionality is the thesis that the meanings of complex expressions are derived from
the meanings of their constituent parts and syntactic structure. We used a new experimental …
the meanings of their constituent parts and syntactic structure. We used a new experimental …
The concise language paradigm (CLaP), a framework for studying the intersection of comprehension and production: Electrophysiological properties
NM Roos, J Chauvet, V Piai - Brain Structure and Function, 2024 - Springer
Studies investigating language commonly isolate one modality or process, focusing on
comprehension or production. Here, we present a framework for a paradigm that combines …
comprehension or production. Here, we present a framework for a paradigm that combines …
Shadow of the (Hierarchical) Tree: Reconciling Symbolic and Predictive Components of the Neural Code for Syntax
E Murphy - arxiv preprint arxiv:2412.01276, 2024 - arxiv.org
Natural language syntax can serve as a major test for how to integrate two infamously
distinct frameworks: symbolic representations and connectionist neural networks. Building …
distinct frameworks: symbolic representations and connectionist neural networks. Building …
Region-specific endogenous brain rhythms and their role for speech and language
Brain rhythms at different timescales are observed ubiquitously across cortex. Despite this
ubiquitousness, individual brain areas can be characterized by 'spectral profiles', which …
ubiquitousness, individual brain areas can be characterized by 'spectral profiles', which …