Steven L. Small

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.

Sex-specific effects of early life unpredictability on hippocampal and amygdala responses to novelty in adolescents

This study examines how early-life unpredictability affects hippocampal and amygdala responses to novelty in adolescents, finding sex-specific differences in brain activation and functional connectivity.

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.

Effects of neural noise on predictive model updating across the adult lifespan

This study shows that older adults show reduced adaptation of prediction error signals in language processing compared to younger adults, linked to neural noise and changes in aperiodic EEG metrics.

Pragmatic Language Processing in the Adolescent Brain

This study uses fMRI to examine brain networks involved in pragmatic language processing in adolescents, finding stronger activation for indirect affective replies compared to other types.