Research Square (Research Square),
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Aug. 21, 2024
Abstract
We
conducted
two
experiments
to
examine
the
lexical
and
sublexical
processing
of
Chinese
polysyllabic
words
in
reading,
by
co-registration
EEG
first
fixation
on
target
word.
The
whole-word
occurrence
frequency
initial
constituent
character
were
orthogonally
manipulated
Experiment
1,
end
2.
It
demonstrated
that
word
facilitated
eye-tracking
measures,
whereas
its
inhibited
them.
Classical
effects
N170
N400
posterior
region,
reversed
over
anterior
region
consistently
observed
both
experiments.
1
revealed
an
inhibitory
effect
N170,
but
a
faciliatory
parietal-occipital
non-reliable
interactions.
2
reliable
end-character
N400,
these
reduced
frequency,
with
smaller
for
high
words.
Research Square (Research Square),
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Nov. 13, 2024
Abstract
Readers
extract
orthographic
and
semantic
information
from
parafoveal
words
before
fixating
on
them.
While
this
has
to
be
achieved
within
an
intersaccadic
interval,
the
neuronal
mechanisms
supporting
fast
word
processing
language
network
remain
unknown.
We
co-registered
MEG
eye-tracking
data
in
a
natural
reading
paradigm
uncover
processing.
Representational
similarity
analysis
(RSA)
revealed
that
neighbours
(e.g.,
“writer”
vs.
“waiter”)
showed
higher
representational
than
non-neighbours
“police”),
emerging
~68
ms
after
fixation
onset
preceding
“clever”)
visual
form
area.
Similarly,
“author”)
exhibited
increased
at
~137
left
inferior
frontal
gyrus.
Importantly,
degree
of
predicted
individual
speed.
Our
findings
suggest
hierarchical
across
distinct
brain
regions,
which
enhances
efficiency.
