The paper investigates how verb-specific linking properties affect the N400 effect in thematic reversal anomalies in Malayalam, finding a larger N400 amplitude for object experiencer verbs.

bioRxiv · May 19, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience

Processing Ergativity in Compound Light Verb Constructions: Electrophysiological Evidence from Hindi

Anna Merin Mathew, R. Muralikrishnan, Mahima Gulati, Shikha Bhattamishra, Kamal Kumar Choudhary

The paper investigates how ergative case marking affects language comprehension in Hindi using ERP, finding distinct neural responses to case-transitivity mismatches in compound light verb constructions.

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience · Mar 25, 2026Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Similar but different: ERP evidence on the processing of mental and physical experiencer verbs in Malayalam.

S. Shalu, R. Muralikrishnan, Anna Merin Mathew, Kamal Kumar Choudhary

The paper investigates ERP differences in processing mental and physical experiencer verbs in Malayalam, finding similar but distinct neural responses.

Frontiers in Language Sciences · Jan 6, 2026Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Similar does not mean same: ERP correlates of processing mental and physical experiencer verbs in Malayalam complex constructions

S. Shalu, R. Muralikrishnan, Kamal Kumar Choudhary

The paper examines ERP differences between mental and physical experiencer verbs in Malayalam, finding similar but distinct neural responses to grammatical violations and verb types.

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience · Aug 11, 2025Peer-reviewedNeuroscience