Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism

Population-level differences in the neural substrates supporting Statistical Learning

The paper identifies individual differences in neural substrates for statistical word form learning using fMRI and shows that a fronto-parietal network selectively enhances performance.

Language processing in brains and deep neural networks: computational convergence and its limits

In 3,600 transformer checkpoints compared with fMRI and MEG of 102 readers, middle layers best predict brain activity and grow more brain-like as word-prediction accuracy improves; input embeddings diverge.

Unconstrained multivariate EEG decoding can help detect lexical-semantic processing in individual children

This study uses EEG to show that neurotypical children have variable neural responses to lexical-semantic violations, suggesting individual analyses are needed for disorders like ASD.

Identifying a supramodal language network in human brain with individual fingerprint

The paper identifies a supramodal language network in the human brain using individual-specific activity patterns across different language modalities.

Definitely saw it coming? An ERP study on the role of article gender and definiteness in predictive processing

The paper investigates how article gender and definiteness influence predictive processing during language comprehension using ERP measurements.

Individual Differences in the Connectivity of Left and Right Anterior Temporal Lobes Relate to Modality and Category Effects in Semantic Categorisation

The paper examines how individual differences in connectivity between left and right anterior temporal lobes relate to performance in semantic categorization tasks involving different categories and modalities.

Spatio-temporal Characteristics of Noun and Verb Processing during Sentence Comprehension in the Brain

The paper investigates how neural representations of nouns and verbs change during sentence reading using MEG, finding varying influences and lasting decodability of word information.

Lack of selectivity for syntax relative to word meanings throughout the language network

This study uses fMRI to investigate whether syntactic and lexico-semantic processing are localized to distinct brain regions, finding no such selectivity within the language network.

Words in context: tracking context-processing during language comprehension using computational language models and MEG

This study uses MEG and computational language models to show that brain activity in specific regions correlates with contextualized vs. non-contextualized word embeddings during language comprehension.

Can fMRI reveal the representation of syntactic structure in the brain?

This study investigates whether fMRI can reveal brain representations of syntactic structure by modeling brain activity using syntactic features from natural text.

Semantic Reversal Anomalies under the Microscope: Task and Modality Influences on Language-Associated Event-Related Potentials

This study investigates how task and modality influence ERP responses to semantic reversal anomalies in English, finding task demand and presentation modality affect ERP patterns and statistical methods influence effect presence.

Barking up the right tree: Univariate and multivariate fMRI analyses of homonym comprehension

This study uses univariate and multivariate fMRI analyses to investigate how the brain resolves homonym ambiguity, finding context-dependent coding in semantic regions and task-dependent control in the inferior frontal gyrus.

Mapping human laryngeal motor cortex during vocalization

This study maps human laryngeal motor cortex during vocalization and identifies two distinct larynx representations, confirming one is in primary motor cortex while the other's location remains uncertain.

Dynamic time-locking mechanism in the cortical representation of spoken words

The paper investigates how cortical responses to spoken words are encoded with high temporal fidelity, showing that time-locking to speech's spectrotemporal features is crucial for linguistic representation.

Differential causal involvement of human auditory and frontal cortices in vocal motor control

This study investigates the role of frontal and auditory cortices in vocal motor control using direct electrical stimulation in patients, showing distinct contributions of these regions to vocal initiation and feedback-dependent control.

When less is more: Enhanced statistical learning of non-adjacent dependencies after disruption of bilateral DLPFC

This study shows that disrupting the DLPFC with TMS improves statistical learning of non-adjacent dependencies, suggesting a shift from model-based to model-free learning.

No title, no theme: The joined neural space between speakers and listeners during production and comprehension of multi sentence discourse

The paper identifies shared neural activation patterns between speakers and listeners during the processing of coherent multi-sentence discourse, highlighting mechanisms for communication of conceptual representations.

Timecourse and convergence of abstract and concrete knowledge in the anterior temporal lobe.

The paper investigates how abstract and concrete knowledge is organized and retrieved in the anterior temporal lobe, finding that a dorsal-to-medial gradient emerges late in word processing with semantic information converging in the ATL.

Overlapping connectivity gradients in the anterior temporal lobe underlie semantic cognition

The paper identifies two overlapping functional connectivity gradients in the anterior temporal lobe that predict distinct aspects of semantic cognition.

Neural correlates of object and action naming practice

The paper investigates neural changes in healthy individuals during object and action naming practice, finding reduced activation in classical language regions and increased activation in memory-related areas.

Hierarchical structure and memory retrieval mechanisms in agreement attraction

The paper investigates how sentence structure influences memory retrieval in agreement attraction using controlled materials and a speed-accuracy trade-off design.

Processing of a spoken narrative in the human brain is shaped by family cultural background

This study shows that family cultural background influences brain processing of a spoken narrative, with shared background increasing neural similarity across multiple levels of language processing.

No evidence for functional distinctions across fronto-temporal language regions in their temporal receptive windows

The paper tests if fronto-temporal language regions have distinct temporal receptive windows but finds no such differences across regions.

Enhanced inter-regional coupling of neural responses underlies long-term behavioral priming

This study tests neural models of repetition suppression and long-term priming using fMRI, finding strongest support for the Synchrony model with increased inter-regional coupling for repeated objects.

Disentangling sound from syntax: electrophysiological analysis of linguistics expressions

The paper uses SEEG recordings to show different electrophysiological responses to verb and noun phrases, suggesting distinct neural correlates for syntax.

Decoding and encoding models reveal the role of mental simulation in the brain representation of meaning

This study shows that deeper mental simulation during word processing leads to more generalized and connected brain representations of meaning compared to shallow processing.

The influence of auditory attention on rhythmic speech entrainment

This study investigates how auditory attention affects rhythmic speech entrainment at word and sentence levels using EEG data from 72 participants.

The domain-general multiple demand (MD) network does not support core aspects of language comprehension: a large-scale fMRI investigation

This study investigates the role of the multiple demand (MD) network in language comprehension using fMRI data from 481 participants, finding that MD network activity is task-dependent and not involved in core language processing.

Connecting Concepts in the Brain by Mapping Cortical Representations of Semantic Relations

This study maps cortical representations of semantic relations using fMRI data, showing that semantic categories and relations are encoded in overlapping patterns across brain networks.

Low-frequency Neural Activity Reflects Rule-based Chunking during Speech Listening

This study shows that neural activity tracks task-related chunks rather than word properties during speech listening.