Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism

Speech prosody enhances the neural processing of syntax

The paper investigates how prosody interacts with syntactic processing in the brain using MEG data, finding that prosodic boundaries enhance the cortical encoding of syntactic phrase boundaries.

Functional segregation of conversational production and comprehension when using word predictability

This study investigates the neural differences between language production and comprehension using word predictability, finding no overlap in their neural infrastructure.

Functional dissociation of the language network and other cognition in early childhood

This study uses fMRI to show that language networks in young children are distinct from general cognitive networks, with stable connectivity and age-related changes in language responses.

Scale matters: Large language models with billions (rather than millions) of parameters better match neural representations of natural language

The paper shows that larger language models better capture linguistic structure and predict neural activity, with performance peaking in earlier layers as model size increases.

Sentence superiority in the reading brain

The paper investigates the neural mechanisms underlying the sentence superiority effect using MEG, showing distinct temporal patterns of brain activity associated with grammatical and ungrammatical sentence processing.

Tracking the behavioral and neural dynamics of semantic representations through negation

The paper investigates how negation affects neural representations of adjectives using behavioral and MEG data, finding that negation suppresses rather than inverts meaning.

Exploring neural tracking of acoustic and linguistic speech representations in individuals with post-stroke aphasia

This study investigates neural tracking of acoustic and linguistic speech representations in individuals with post-stroke aphasia and finds decreased neural tracking of acoustic speech properties compared to healthy controls.

Syntactic Constructions Drive Cortical Tracking in the Absence of Lexical Content: An Electrophysiological Investigation of Sentence Processing During Reading

The paper shows participants can track syntactic units in jabberwocky sentences when presented visually, suggesting phrase structure tracking does not rely on lexical content.

Executive Resources Shape the Impact of Language Predictability Across the Adult Lifespan

This study shows that language predictability affects reading time more when executive resources are limited, and this effect increases with age.

Quick, Don't Move!: Wh-Movement and Wh-In-Situ Structures in Rapid Parallel Reading - EEG studies in English, Urdu, and Mandarin Chinese

The paper uses EEG to compare neural responses to wh-constructions in English, Urdu, and Mandarin Chinese, finding shared and distinct patterns across languages.

Cortical networks responsive to phrase structure and subject island violations

This study uses fMRI to compare brain activation patterns for two syntactic violations, finding distinct neural responses for phrase structure and subject island violations.

Verbal working memory and syntactic comprehension segregate into the dorsal and ventral streams

This study investigates the neural separation of verbal working memory and syntactic comprehension, finding distinct brain networks associated with each function.

Effects of cognitive load and years of experience on phase-amplitude coupling in simultaneous interpretation

This study examines how cognitive load and experience affect phase-amplitude coupling in simultaneous interpreters, finding that experienced interpreters show increased PAC with higher load, while beginners do not.

Eye movements track prioritized auditory features in selective attention to natural speech

The paper shows that eye movements track acoustic features of attended speech, differentiating targets from distractors and relating to speech intelligibility.

A Predictive Coding Model of the N400

This paper proposes a predictive coding model to explain the N400 event-related potential by framing it as lexico-semantic prediction error during language comprehension.

Hearing what is being said: The distributed neural substrate for early speech interpretation

The paper identifies a distributed neural substrate for early speech interpretation using MEG data and Representational Similarity Analysis, showing simultaneous processing of phonology, lexical form, and semantics.

Using rapid invisible frequency tagging (RIFT) to probe the attentional distribution between speech planning and comprehension

This study uses RIFT and EEG to examine attentional allocation between speech planning and comprehension, finding stronger neural interaction when stimuli are unrelated.

Classifying native versus foreign speech perception from EEG using linguistic speech features

This study uses EEG and deep learning to classify native versus foreign speech perception based on linguistic features and observes differences in neural tracking patterns.

Evaluating the timecourses of morpho-orthographic, lexical, and grammatical processing following rapid parallel visual presentation: an EEG investigation in English.

The paper uses EEG to study how the brain processes sentences in a single glance, finding rapid recognition but no full syntactic analysis.

Intracranial Mapping of Response Latencies and Task Effects for Spoken Syllable Processing in the Human Brain

This study uses intracranial recordings to map speech processing latencies and task effects across the human forebrain, revealing hierarchical and parallel information flow and task-related neural responses.

Decoding kinematic information from beta-band motor rhythms of speech motor cortex: A methodological/analytic approach using concurrent speech movement tracking and magnetoencephalography

This paper introduces a method to extract motor-related brain activity from speech production using combined articulography and MEG, showing reliable localization of speech sensorimotor cortex and distinct information in beta-band oscillations.

Neural substrates and behavioral relevance of speech envelope tracking: evidence from post-stroke aphasia

This study investigates neural envelope tracking in post-stroke aphasia, finding that lesions in language areas like the middle temporal gyrus are associated with poorer tracking, and that tracking relates to auditory and language skills.

Linguistic modulation of the neural encoding of phonemes

This study investigates how linguistic processes modulate the neural encoding of phonemes using fMRI, showing that acoustic analysis is influenced by linguistic context and that both acoustic and phonetic information are necessary for this modulation.

Evidence for common spike-based temporal coding of overt and covert speech in pars triangularis of human Broca's area

The paper shows that speech is encoded in Broca's area through both spike rates and precise spike timing, with temporal coding being more conserved between overt and covert speech.

Neural dynamics express syntax in the time domain during natural story listening

The paper tests models of syntactic structure processing during Dutch story listening using neural activity and finds that a predictive top-down parser best matches brain dynamics.

Bayesian semantic surprise based on different types of regularities predicts the N400 and P600 brain signals

The paper uses Bayesian models to predict N400 and P600 brain signals by analyzing semantic regularities in sequences of nouns.

Graded and sharp transitions in semantic function in left temporal lobe.

The paper examines functional transitions in the left temporal lobe related to connectivity gradients and task-based activation patterns.

The P600 and P3 ERP components are linked to the task-evoked pupillary response as a correlate of norepinephrine activity

This study links the P600 and P3 ERP components to task-evoked pupillary responses, suggesting they share a common neural generator related to norepinephrine release.

The Cortical Representation of Language Timescales is Shared between Reading and Listening

The paper examines whether language timescale representations in the brain are shared between reading and listening using fMRI data.

Diverging Neural Dynamics for Syntactic Structure Building in Naturalistic Speaking and Listening

This study compares syntactic processing in speaking and listening by analyzing neural dynamics during naturalistic tasks, finding divergent patterns in structure building.