Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism

Task-dependent and automatic tracking of hierarchical linguistic structure

The paper investigates how the brain tracks linguistic structure at different timescales during passive listening and task performance, finding automatic phrasal-rate tracking and task-specific effects in the inferior frontal gyrus.

The Wernicke conundrum revisited: evidence from connectome-based lesion-symptom mapping

The paper uses connectome-based lesion-symptom mapping to investigate word and sentence comprehension deficits in stroke patients, finding that middle-posterior temporal lobe regions, not double disconnection, are primarily responsible.

Age-related differences in the neural network interactions underlying the predictability gain

The paper investigates age-related differences in neural network interactions during speech comprehension under degraded conditions and finds preserved predictability gain in older adults with adjusted stimulus intelligibility.

Speech sound categorization: The contribution of non-auditory and auditory cortical regions

The paper investigates how the brain categorizes speech sounds by identifying brain regions that represent syllable reports independently of acoustic stimuli.

Electrophysiological indices of individual differences in adult language learning

The paper examines the relationship between individual alpha frequency (IAF) and second language learning, finding that lower IAF individuals perform better in grammaticality judgments and show reduced N400 amplitudes.

The Neuroanatomy of Speech Processing: A Large-Scale Lesion Study

This study investigates the neural basis of speech processing by analyzing lesion data from 158 individuals with brain damage, identifying key regions involved in syllable discrimination and word comprehension.

Speech imagery decoding as a window to speech planning and production

This study uses MEG and neural decoding to investigate speech imagery, revealing stages of processing and internal feedback loops in speech planning and production.

Representing linguistic communicative goals in the premotor cortex

The paper shows that communicative goals in language are represented in the premotor cortex through fMRI and lesion studies.

Recruitment of control and representational components of the semantic system during successful and unsuccessful access to complex factual knowledge

This study uses fMRI to compare brain activation during successful and unsuccessful semantic access to complex knowledge, identifying distinct patterns in prefrontal and spatial knowledge regions.

Get the gist of the story: Neural map of topic keywords in multi-speaker environment

This study investigates how the brain processes topic keywords in multi-speaker speech using MEG and probabilistic topic modeling, showing differences in neural representation for attended and unattended speech.

Parafoveal words can modulate sentence meaning: Electrophysiological evidence from an RSVP-with-flanker task

The paper investigates how parafoveal word preview influences sentence meaning processing using ERPs in an RSVP-with-flanker task, finding that congruent previews affect N400 responses.

Parametric cognitive load reveals hidden costs in the neural processing of perfectly intelligible degraded speech

This study uses fMRI to show that cognitive control is critical for processing mildly degraded but perfectly intelligible speech, revealing hidden costs in neural processing.

The role of the angular gyrus in semantic cognition - A synthesis of five functional neuroimaging studies

This paper synthesizes five fMRI studies to examine the role of the angular gyrus in semantic cognition, finding consistent deactivation during non-semantic tasks and task-specific activation patterns.

Immediate neural network impact after the loss of a semantic hub

This study examines the neural impact of disconnecting a semantic hub in the human brain and finds specific network changes and partial compensation.

Auditory Language Comprehension During Saccadic Eye Movements: An Investigation Using the N400 Event-Related Brain Potential

The paper investigates how saccadic eye movements affect auditory language comprehension using the N400 ERP component, finding no detrimental effect but a facilitatory effect on subsequent visual processing.

A deep hierarchy of predictions enables assignment of semantic roles in online speech comprehension

This paper introduces a model that uses hierarchical predictions to assign semantic roles in speech comprehension, showing how nonlinguistic context helps disambiguate word meanings.

Non-literal language processing is jointly supported by the language and Theory of Mind networks: Evidence from a novel meta-analytic fMRI approach

This study uses a meta-analytic fMRI approach to show non-literal language processing involves both language and Theory of Mind networks, challenging the need for separate executive resources.

LanA (Language Atlas): A probabilistic atlas for the language network based on fMRI data from >800 individuals

The paper introduces a probabilistic atlas for the language network using fMRI data from 806 individuals to bridge gaps between group-level and individual-level language research.

Simulating semantic dementia in a brain-constrained model of action and object words learning

This paper simulates semantic dementia in a brain-constrained model to explain language impairments and predict category-specific effects of the disease.

Brain embeddings with shared geometry to artificial contextual embeddings, as a code for representing language in the human brain

The paper shows that brain embeddings from the IFG share geometric structure with DLM contextual embeddings, enabling zero-shot encoding and decoding of unseen words.

Minimal phrase composition revealed by intracranial recordings

This paper uses intracranial recordings to show that the posterior superior temporal sulcus encodes both lexical and phrase structure in minimal phrases, with distinct timing and spatial patterns.

Category-specific fMRI Correlates of Picture Naming: a study with Arabs and Filipinos

This study uses fMRI to compare neural activations during animal and tool picture naming between Arabs and Filipinos, finding category-specific and between-group differences in visual processing.

Expectations boost the reconstruction of auditory features from electrophysiological responses to noisy speech

The paper investigates how prior expectations improve speech comprehension in noisy conditions by analyzing EEG and pupillometry data.

Modulation in Alpha Band Activity Reflects Syntax Composition: An MEG Study of Minimal Syntactic Binding

This study uses MEG to show that alpha band activity in left-lateralized language regions modulates during syntactic binding, reflecting neural mechanisms of syntax composition.

Capacity and tradeoffs in neural encoding of concurrent speech during Selective and Distributed Attention

This study investigates how task-relevance affects neural representation of concurrent speech under selective and distributed attention conditions, finding a tradeoff in neural tracking despite equal task relevance.

Modelling brain representations of abstract concepts

The paper uses computational models to predict fMRI patterns during abstract concept processing and shows how concept similarities shape brain representations.

Decoding the Information Structure Underlying the Neural Representation of Concepts

This study decodes lexical semantic information from heteromodal cortical areas, finding that experience-based representations dominate over taxonomic or distributional structures.

Context Free and Context-Dependent Conceptual Representation in the Brain

This study investigates how conceptual representations in the brain change with context, finding distinct brain regions involved in maintaining individual word meaning versus context-dependent meaning.

Parallel processing in speech perception with local and global representations of linguistic context

This study investigates how the brain processes speech by using both local and unified predictive models, showing that listeners employ these models in parallel to anticipate phonemes.

The cross-domain functional organisation of posterior lateral temporal cortex: Insights from ALE meta-analyses of seven cognitive domains spanning 9515 participants

The paper compares seven cognitive domains in the posterior lateral temporal cortex using meta-analyses to determine if they engage distinct or shared regions.