Sarah Aliko

Situation Models in the Brain are Used to Resolve Word References

The paper uses fMRI and a 3D branched CNN to show that situation models in distributed sensorimotor and association cortices resolve pronoun references in language comprehension.

The entire brain, more or less, is at work: 'Language regions' are artefacts of averaging

The paper shows that 'language regions' identified in neuroimaging are artefacts of averaging, as linguistic representations are distributed across the whole brain and coordinated by dynamic connectivity hubs.

Reorganization of the neurobiology of language after sentence overlearning

The paper shows that overlearning sentences reorganizes brain networks for speech perception, shifting activity to sensorimotor regions and reducing reliance on traditional language regions.

A 'Naturalistic Neuroimaging Database' for understanding the brain using ecological stimuli

The paper introduces a Naturalistic Neuroimaging Database (NNDb) with movie-watching fMRI data to study brain function under ecological conditions.