Syntactic and semantic specialization in 9- to 10-year-old children during auditory sentence processing DOI Creative Commons
Jin Wang, Neelima Wagley, Mabel L. Rice

et al.

Scientific Reports, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 14(1)

Published: Nov. 6, 2024

Abstract Prior literature has debated whether syntax is separable from semantics in the brain. Using functional magnetic resonance imaging and multi-voxel pattern analysis, our previous studies investigated brain activity during morpho-syntactic versus semantic processing. These only detected specialization activation patterns no syntactic 5- to 6-year-old 7- 8-year-old children. To examine if older children who have mastered skills would show for syntax, current study examined 64 9- 10-year-old using same design analyses. We observed that left IFG pars opercularis was sensitive but not information, supporting hypothesis this region serves as a core syntax. In addition, STG which been implicated integration of well MTG triangularis semantics, were both information with evidence specialization. findings suggest lexicalized view argues semantically regions are also critical processing language comprehension.

Language: Английский

ROSE: A neurocomputational architecture for syntax DOI
Elliot Murphy

Journal of Neurolinguistics, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 70, P. 101180 - 101180

Published: Nov. 21, 2023

Language: Английский

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The neurobiology of sentence production: A narrative review and meta-analysis DOI Creative Commons
Jeremy Yeaton

Brain and Language, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 264, P. 105549 - 105549

Published: Feb. 20, 2025

Although there is a sizeable body of literature on sentence comprehension and processing both in healthy disordered language users, the production remains much more sparse. Linguistic computational descriptions expressive syntactic deficits aphasia are especially rare. In addition, neuroimaging (psycho) linguistic literatures operate largely separately. this paper, I will first lay out theoretical land with regard to psycholinguistic models production. then provide brief narrative overview large-scale meta-analysis as it pertains computation, followed by an attempt integrate findings from functional clinical neuroimaging. Finally, surrounding propose path forward close some existing gaps.

Language: Английский

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Three conceptual clarifications about syntax and the brain DOI Creative Commons
Cas W. Coopmans, Emiliano Zaccarella

Frontiers in Language Sciences, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 2

Published: Nov. 1, 2023

Linguistic theories offer empirical hypotheses about the architecture of human language, which provide basis for neurobiological investigations into study language use. Unfortunately, progress in linking two fields inquiry is hampered because core concepts and ideas from linguistics are not seldom misunderstood, making them controversial seemingly irrelevant to neurobiology language. Here we identify three such proposals: distinction between competence performance, autonomy syntax, abstract nature syntactic representations. In our view, confusion these stems fact that they interpreted at a level analysis different were originally described. We clarify intended interpretation discuss how might be contextualized cognitive neuroscience By doing so, discussion integration can move toward fruitful exploration within multi-level theory syntax brain.

Language: Английский

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3
Cortical networks responsive to phrase structure and subject island violations DOI Creative Commons
William Matchin, Diogo Almeida,

Gregory Hickok

et al.

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: May 5, 2024

In principle, functional neuroimaging provides uniquely informative data in addressing linguistic questions, because it can indicate distinct processes that are not apparent from behavioral alone. This could involve adjudicating the source of unacceptability via different patterns elicited brain responses to ungrammatical sentence types. However, is difficult interpret activations syntactic violations. Such reflect have nothing intrinsically related representations, such as domain-general executive function abilities. order facilitate potential use methods identify violations, we conducted an fMRI experiment activation maps associated with two violation types: phrase structure (created by inverting adjacent words within a sentence) and subject islands extracting wh-phrase out embedded subject). The comparison these violations control sentences surprisingly showed no indication generalized response, almost completely divergent patterns. Phrase seemingly activated regions previously implicated verbal working memory structural complexity processing, whereas appeared activate conceptual-semantic broadly defined. We review our findings context previous research on semantic using event-related potentials. Although results suggest potentially underlying mechanisms island tentative important methodological considerations for future this area.

Language: Английский

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0
Processing syntax DOI
Ina Bornkessel‐Schlesewsky, Matthias Schlesewsky

Elsevier eBooks, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 442 - 457

Published: June 13, 2024

Language: Английский

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0
Syntactic and semantic specialization in 9- to 10-year-old children during auditory sentence processing DOI Creative Commons
Jin Wang, Neelima Wagley, Mabel L. Rice

et al.

Scientific Reports, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 14(1)

Published: Nov. 6, 2024

Abstract Prior literature has debated whether syntax is separable from semantics in the brain. Using functional magnetic resonance imaging and multi-voxel pattern analysis, our previous studies investigated brain activity during morpho-syntactic versus semantic processing. These only detected specialization activation patterns no syntactic 5- to 6-year-old 7- 8-year-old children. To examine if older children who have mastered skills would show for syntax, current study examined 64 9- 10-year-old using same design analyses. We observed that left IFG pars opercularis was sensitive but not information, supporting hypothesis this region serves as a core syntax. In addition, STG which been implicated integration of well MTG triangularis semantics, were both information with evidence specialization. findings suggest lexicalized view argues semantically regions are also critical processing language comprehension.

Language: Английский

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0