Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism

The cerebellar components of the human language network

This study identifies four cerebellar regions involved in language processing using fMRI, with one region showing selectivity for language and functional connections to the neocortical language system.

Age-Related Differences in the Lexical Priming Effect Can Be Predominantly Attributed to Differences in Response Bias

This study investigates age-related differences in lexical priming by isolating response bias and perceptual sensitivity, finding that older adults' performance differences are mainly due to response bias.

Sensory sharpening and semantic prediction errors unify competing models of predictive processing in human speech comprehension

This study shows that both sensory sharpening and prediction errors occur during speech comprehension, operating at different brain levels to support perception and learning.

MEG correlates of empty subjects in Japanese control and raising constructions

The paper investigates neural differences between control and raising constructions in Japanese using MEG, finding distinct brain activity patterns associated with different types of empty categories.

Similar but different: ERP evidence on the processing of mental and physical experiencer verbs in Malayalam.

The paper investigates ERP differences in processing mental and physical experiencer verbs in Malayalam, finding similar but distinct neural responses.

Non-Canonical ERP Patterns in Second-language Sentence Processing: Evidence from Syntactic, Semantic, and Phonological Violations in Japanese Learners of English

The paper investigates neural responses to syntactic, semantic, and phonological violations in Japanese learners of English using ERPs and behavioral measures, finding distinct patterns for phonological anomalies.

Broca's area responsible for speech production is regulated by lung functions

This study shows that lung function influences Broca's area, with COPD patients showing altered brain activation and microstructure in speech-related regions.

Time-resolved hemodynamic responses to sentence-level speech perception, production, and self-monitoring

This study uses continuous fMRI to analyze time-resolved hemodynamic responses during speech perception, production, and self-monitoring, identifying distinct neural components and their temporal dynamics.

Brain Network Differences in Second Language Learning Depend on Individual Competencies

The paper examines how individual learning strategies and performance affect neural dynamics during second language vocabulary acquisition, finding that overall exposure and practice drive learning outcomes rather than specific strategies.

A 3.5-minute-long reading-based fMRI localizer for the language network

This paper introduces a faster fMRI language localizer that identifies language-selective areas in 3.5 minutes, outperforming the standard 450ms per item version in 24 participants.

Syntactic Processing Engages the Semantic Control Network

This study uses ALE meta-analysis to compare brain regions engaged by syntactic and semantic processing, finding syntactic demands activate parts of the semantic control network.

Same Sentences, Different Grammars, Different Brain Responses: An MEG study on Case and Agreement Encoding in Hindi and Nepali Split-Ergative Structures

This study uses MEG to compare brain responses to case and agreement in Hindi and Nepali, finding distinct neural patterns related to grammatical features in Hindi.

Theta and gamma transcranial alternating current stimulation modulate Mandarin consonant and lexical tone perception

This study uses transcranial alternating current stimulation to investigate how theta and gamma brain oscillations affect Mandarin consonant and tone perception, finding theta supports syllable-level processing while gamma modulates fine acoustic features.

Neural Integration of Affective Prosodic and Semantic Cues in Non-literal Forms of Speech Understanding

The paper investigates how the brain integrates affective prosody and semantics in non-literal speech, finding prosody dominance and a distributed neural network involved.

Context modulates brain state dynamics and behavioral responses during narrative comprehension

This study uses fMRI and HMM to show that narrative context modulates brain state dynamics and behavioral responses during story comprehension.

A common framework for semantic memory and semantic composition

This study investigates how the brain processes semantic memory and composition by analyzing neural responses to words and phrases using magnetoencephalography and electroencephalography.

Compensatory Mechanisms for Preserving Speech-in-Noise Comprehension Involve Prefrontal Cortex in Older Adults

This study identifies prefrontal cortex involvement in compensatory mechanisms for speech-in-noise comprehension in older adults using inter-brain neural coupling analysis.

Large Language Models Reveal the Neural Tracking of Linguistic Context in Attended and Unattended Multi-Talker Speech

This study uses large language models to analyze how attention affects neural tracking of linguistic context in multi-talker speech environments.

Neural signatures of engagement and event segmentation during story listening in background noise

This study examines how neural activity during story listening changes with background noise, finding increased individual variability in auditory regions and shared patterns in effort-related networks, along with event-boundary responses unaffected by noise.

Neural activity flows through cortical subnetworks during speech production

The paper uses electrocorticography to analyze neural activity during speech production, identifying distinct cortical networks and their sequential activation patterns.

Parallel Encoding of Speech in Human Frontal and Temporal Lobes

The paper investigates whether speech processing in the frontal lobe involves direct parallel pathways from low-level auditory areas, finding evidence of short-latency speech responses and spectrotemporal encoding similar to lateral temporal cortex.

The spatio-temporal dynamics of phoneme encoding in aging and aphasia

This study examines neural dynamics of phoneme encoding in aging and aphasia, finding reduced encoding in aphasia and longer encoding in healthy older adults under uncertainty.

Concreteness shapes semantic representations in bilingual brains

The paper examines how concreteness influences semantic representations in bilingual brains using fMRI data from Chinese-English speakers, finding consistent cortical organization and cross-language similarity for both concrete and abstract concepts.

Magnetoencephalography reveals adaptive neural reorganization maintaining lexical-semantic proficiency in healthy aging

The paper uses MEG to show that older adults maintain lexical-semantic proficiency through neural reorganization, preserving sensitivity to semantic congruency despite altered activation patterns.

Mapping of critical prosodic and phonetic networks in post-stroke apraxia of speech

The paper maps neural substrates for prosodic and phonetic speech motor coordination in post-stroke apraxia of speech using lesion-symptom mapping in a large cohort.

Languages of the brain: fMRI dissection of the amodal networks for language, mathematics, and social knowledge

This study uses fMRI to identify distinct brain networks for language, mathematics, and social knowledge, showing similar activation patterns across written and spoken modalities.

An fMRI study of composition in noun and verb phrases

The paper uses fMRI to study how brain regions respond to noun and verb phrases of varying lengths, finding greater activation for verb phrases.

Linguistic coupling between neural systems for speech production and comprehension during real-time dyadic conversations

This study uses fMRI hyperscanning to show overlapping neural networks for speech production and comprehension during real-time conversations, extending beyond the language network into social cognition areas.

The role of the right language network and the multiple-demand network in verbal semantics: Insights from an Activation Likelihood Estimation Meta-analysis of 561 Functional Neuroimaging Studies

This study uses a meta-analysis of 561 neuroimaging studies to investigate the role of the right language network and MDN in verbal semantics, finding task-specific engagement patterns.

A distinct set of brain areas process prosody--the melody of speech

The paper identifies distinct brain areas that process prosody in speech across multiple experiments and participants.