“Unattended, distracting or irrelevant”: Theoretical implications of terminological choices in auditory selective attention research

S Makov, D Pinto, PH Yahav, LM Miller, EZ Golumbic - Cognition, 2023 - Elsevier
For seventy years, auditory selective attention research has focused on studying the
cognitive mechanisms of prioritizing the processing a 'main'task-relevant stimulus, in the …

[HTML][HTML] Map** WordNet onto human brain connectome in emotion processing and semantic similarity recognition

J Kocoń, M Maziarz - Information Processing & Management, 2021 - Elsevier
In this article we extend a WordNet structure with relations linking synsets to Desikan's brain
regions. Based on lexicographer files and WordNet Domains the map** goes from synset …

[HTML][HTML] Acquisition of L2 morphology by adult language learners

L Kimppa, Y Shtyrov, SCA Hut, L Hedlund, M Leminen… - Cortex, 2019 - Elsevier
Learning a new language requires the acquisition of morphological units that enable the
fluent use of words in different grammatical contexts. While accumulating research has …

[HTML][HTML] Anterior temporal lobe is necessary for efficient lateralised processing of spoken word identity

TE Cope, Y Shtyrov, LJ MacGregor, R Holland… - Cortex, 2020 - Elsevier
In the healthy human brain, the processing of language is strongly lateralised, usually to the
left hemisphere, while the processing of complex non-linguistic sounds recruits brain …

What is word? The boundary conditions of task conflict in the Stroop task

E Keha, E Kalanthroff - Psychological Research, 2023 - Springer
The Stroop task is characterized by two types of conflicts—information conflict (between the
incongruent word and ink color) and task conflict (between the relevant color-naming task …

[HTML][HTML] Speech comprehension across time, space, frequency, and age: MEG-MVPA classification of intertrial phase coherence

M Jensen, R Hyder, BU Westner, A Højlund, Y Shtyrov - Neuropsychologia, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Language is a key part of human cognition, essential for our well-being at all stages
of our lives. Whereas many neurocognitive abilities decline with age, for language the …

Brain source correlates of speech perception and reading processes in children with and without reading difficulties

N Azaiez, O Loberg, JA Hämäläinen… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Neural correlates in reading and speech processing have been addressed extensively in
the literature. While reading skills and speech perception have been shown to be associated …

[HTML][HTML] Perception of ATR in Dàgááre

A Ozburn, GFG Canavesi, S Akinbo… - Laboratory …, 2023 - journal-labphon.org
This paper reports on two related perception studies about the property Advanced Tongue
Root (ATR) in Dàgáárè (Mabia; Ghana). We examine how well native speakers are able to …

Early development of neural speech encoding depends on age but not native language status: Evidence from lexical tone

N Novitskiy, AR Maggu, CM Lai, PHY Chan… - Neurobiology of …, 2022 - direct.mit.edu
We investigated the development of early-latency and long-latency brain responses to
native and non-native speech to shed light on the neurophysiological underpinnings of …

MVPA analysis of intertrial phase coherence of neuromagnetic responses to words reliably classifies multiple levels of language processing in the brain

M Jensen, R Hyder, Y Shtyrov - Eneuro, 2019 - eneuro.org
Neural processing of language is still among the most poorly understood functions of the
human brain, whereas a need to objectively assess the neurocognitive status of the …