Simone Gastaldon

Challenging the right-hemisphere assumption in post-stroke pragmatics: largely comparable impairment profiles across lesion sides

This study challenges the assumption that right-hemisphere damage causes pragmatic deficits after stroke, showing comparable impairment profiles across lesion sides in most tasks.

Chronic acoustic degradation via cochlear implants alters predictive processing of audiovisual speech

This study shows that cochlear implants alter neural predictive processing of audiovisual speech by disrupting pre-target beta power decreases in CI users compared to normal-hearing controls.

In the words of others: ERP evidence of speaker-specific phonological prediction

The paper investigates speaker-specific phonological prediction by analyzing ERP responses to predictable and unpredictable words spoken by native and foreign-accented speakers.

Cortical tracking of speech is reduced in adults who stutter when listening for speaking

This study examines cortical tracking of speech in adults who stutter compared to fluent adults, finding reduced theta-band tracking and altered connectivity during speech-related listening tasks.

The role of the Frontal Aslant tract in bilingual language control

This study examines the role of the Frontal Aslant tract in bilingual language control by comparing unimodal and bimodal bilinguals, finding distinct associations with language production tasks.

When inefficient speech-motor control affects speech comprehension: atypical electrophysiological correlates of language prediction in stuttering

This study examines electrophysiological correlates of language prediction in adults who stutter compared to typically fluent adults, finding atypical patterns in predictive processing.

Commonalities in alpha and beta neural desynchronizations during prediction in language comprehension and production

The paper shows that alpha and beta desynchronizations occur during prediction in both language comprehension and production tasks, indicating shared neural mechanisms.

Comparative Genomic Evidence for Self-Domestication in Homo sapiens

This study identifies selective sweep overlaps between Homo sapiens and domesticated species, suggesting self-domestication through altered signaling pathways.