Because context has a robust influence on the processing of subsequent words, the idea
that readers and listeners predict upcoming words has attracted research attention, but …

It has been proposed that hierarchical prediction is a fundamental computational principle
underlying neurocognitive processing. Here, we ask whether the brain engages distinct …

During reading, monolingual readers actively predict upcoming words from sentence
context. Here we investigated whether bilingual readers predict sentence final words when …

When a word is preceded by a supportive context such as a semantically associated word or
a strongly constraining sentence frame, the N400 component of the ERP is reduced in …

Abstract Van Petten and Luka's (2012, International Journal of Psychophysiology, 83 (2),
176–190) literature survey of late positive ERP components elicited by more or less …

The integration of word meaning into an unfolding utterance representation is a core
operation of incremental language comprehension. There is considerable debate, however …

Predictive processing is a critical component of language comprehension, but exactly how
and why comprehenders generate lexical predictions remains to be determined. Here, we …

Expectation-based theories of language processing, such as Surprisal theory, are supported
by evidence of anticipation effects in both behavioural and neurophysiological measures …

Readers may use contextual information to anticipate and pre-activate specific lexical items
during reading. However, prior studies have not clearly dissociated the effects of accurate …

The ability to rapidly and systematically access knowledge stored in long‐term memory in
response to incoming sensory information—that is, to derive meaning from the world—lies at …