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Beyond next-word prediction: hierarchical linguistic composition modulates LLM-brain alignment in time
Junyuan Zhao, Jonathan Brennan
This study examines how hierarchical linguistic composition affects alignment between large language models and human brain activity during language processing, finding that syntax and associative semantics align, while compositional semantics does not.
DOI 10.64898/2026.05.15.725490