The standard systems consolidation account posits that recently formed memories are
initially dependent on the hippocampus and only gradually become instantiated in …

An argument that the meaning of written or auditory linguistic signals is not derived from the
input but results from the brain's internal construction process. When we read a text or listen …

The human brain sets itself apart from that of its primate relatives by specific
neuroanatomical features, especially the strong linkage of left perisylvian language areas …

We studied the initial acquisition and overnight consolidation of new spoken words that
resemble words in the native language (L1) or in an unfamiliar, non-native language (L2) …

Despite the clear importance of language in our life, our vital ability to quickly and effectively
learn new words and meanings is neurobiologically poorly understood. Conventional …

Existing behavioral, neuropsychological and functional neuroimaging data suggest that at
least two major cognitive strategies are used for new word learning: fast map** (FM) via …

It has been claimed that two major neurocognitive mechanisms–instruction-based explicit
encoding (EE) and inference-driven fast map** (FM) may be involved in rapid acquisition …

Although there is strong evidence for the positive effects of musical training on auditory
perception, processing, and training‐induced neuroplasticity, there is still little knowledge on …

Word acquisition could be mediated by the neurocognitive mechanism known as fast
map** (FM). It refers to a process of incidental exclusion-based learning and is believed to …

An accumulating body of evidence suggests that transcranial direct current stimulation
(tDCS) can be used to affect language processing, including word acquisition. There has …