Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism

Transformer Language Models Reveal Distinct Patterns in Aphasia Subtypes and Recovery Trajectories

This paper uses GPT-2 to analyze aphasia subtypes and recovery by examining activation patterns in narrative speech over time, finding distinct differences across subtypes and changes during recovery.

When word order matters: human brains represent sentence meaning differently from large language models

This study compares how human brains and large language models represent sentence meaning, finding that transformers poorly match brain representations despite capturing some structural aspects.

Top-down semantic predictions align phonetic neuronal dynamics in human superior temporal gyrus

The paper shows top-down semantic predictions align phonetic neuronal dynamics in the human superior temporal gyrus during speech processing.

Structural connectivity of auditory-linguistic brain networks predicts success in speech categorization and listening in noise

The paper links individual differences in speech categorization and listening in noise to neuroanatomical properties of auditory-linguistic brain networks.

Time-frequency EEG markers of word boundaries in speech production

This study identifies EEG time-frequency markers distinguishing word-boundary from within-word syllable transitions during speech production.

Beyond dual hubs: Task and aging shape taxonomic and thematic semantic relationships in the human brain

This study investigates how task and aging affect semantic processing in the brain, finding that both TPC and ATL respond preferentially to thematic relationships and that aging leads to shifts in semantic control and processing.

Electrophysiological indices of hierarchical speech processing differentially reflect the comprehension of speech in noise

The paper examines how EEG indices of speech processing features correlate with speech comprehension in noise, finding that both low- and high-level features influence behavior depending on noise levels.

Resolving the Abstract-Concrete Paradox in the Angular Gyrus: A Multimethod Investigation

This paper investigates the role of the angular gyrus in semantic processing by integrating multiple methods, showing that its engagement depends on cognitive factors like memory and mental state.

Distinct neural processes link speech planning and execution

This paper identifies distinct neural mechanisms for speech planning and execution using intracranial recordings.

Invariant Neural Representation of Parts of Speech in the Human Brain

The paper identifies a localized, invariant neural representation of parts of speech in the human brain using invasive recordings from epilepsy patients.

Hybrid spatial organization and magnitude-independent neural coding of linguistic information during sentence production

The paper uses electrocorticography to study neural coding of linguistic information during sentence production, finding non-overlapping networks and magnitude-independent encoding of higher-order linguistic information.

Neural categorization of visual words of alphabetic and non-alphabetic languages

The paper investigates how the brain categorizes visual words of different languages by analyzing neural responses to alphabetic and non-alphabetic writing systems using EEG, MEG, and repetition suppression.

Evidence from Formal Logical Reasoning Reveals that the Language of Thought is not Natural Language

The paper investigates the relationship between logical reasoning and language by examining neural activity and patient performance, finding that logical reasoning does not rely on the language brain network.

The extended language network: Language responsive brain areas whose contributions to language remain to be discovered

The paper identifies 17 language-selective brain areas outside the core fronto-temporal network using fMRI data from 772 participants, showing they respond to both auditory and written language and are distinct from general task demands.

Shared neural geometries for bilingual semantic representations in human hippocampal neurons

The paper investigates how bilinguals represent semantic concepts in two languages, finding shared neural geometries that support translation despite language-specific neuron responses.

Individual Differences in Speech Monitoring: Functional and Structural Correlates of Delayed Auditory Feedback

This study investigates how individual differences in speech monitoring relate to functional and structural brain correlates under delayed auditory feedback.

Oscillatory brain activity reflects semantic and phonological activation during sentence planning.

The paper investigates how semantic and phonological distractors affect brain activity during sentence planning using MEG, showing distinct neural responses to each type of interference.

Neural mechanisms of structural inference: an EEG investigation of linguistic phrase structure categorization

The paper investigates neural mechanisms of structural inference in language comprehension using EEG, finding theta power increases in noun phrases compared to verb phrases during noun presentation.

Prior exposure to speech rapidly modulates cortical processing of high-level linguistic structure

The paper shows that prior speech exposure enhances cortical coherence to abstract linguistic units but not to word-level units, indicating intelligibility shapes neural processing of speech.

Aphasia severity mediates the relationship between attention and sentence comprehension

The paper examines how attention subtypes relate to aphasia severity and sentence comprehension in people with aphasia.

Shared neural computations for syntactic and morphological structures: evidence from Mandarin Chinese

The paper reports shared neural responses to morphological and syntactic structure complexity in Mandarin Chinese, supporting a non-lexicalist view of language comprehension.

The neural processes underpinning flexible semantic retrieval in visual and auditory modalities

The paper examines how semantic control networks differ in their activation during visual and auditory semantic tasks, finding SCN involvement modulated by task structure and MDN influenced by input modality.

Processing Ergativity in Compound Light Verb Constructions: Electrophysiological Evidence from Hindi

The paper investigates how ergative case marking affects language comprehension in Hindi using ERP, finding distinct neural responses to case-transitivity mismatches in compound light verb constructions.

Working memory modulates auditory perceptual sensitivity during speech planning

This study shows that maintaining a vowel in working memory increases perceptual sensitivity during speech planning but not reading, suggesting working memory influences speech outcomes.

Narrative 'twist' shifts within-individual neural representations of dissociable story features

The paper investigates how neural representations of narrative elements change with reinterpretation of the same story, identifying dissociable brain regions involved in different narrative levels.

Prediction, Syntax and Semantic Grounding in the Brain and Large Language Models

The paper investigates how syntactic processing, predictive coding, and semantic grounding interact in real time using MEG-EEG and compares neural responses to a large language model.

Bilingual language processing relies on shared semantic representations that are modulated by each language

This study investigates how semantic information is represented in the brains of bilinguals, finding shared representations between languages with some language-specific differences.

Mapping concept and relational semantic representation in the brain using large language models

This study uses large language models to map how the brain encodes relational semantic information, showing distinct brain regions represent concepts and their relationships.

Disentangling Hierarchical and Sequential Computations during Sentence Processing.

This study investigates hierarchical vs. sequential computations in sentence processing using MEG, finding dominance of hierarchical processing and memory-based interference over prediction-based interference.

Controlled retrieval relies on directed interactions between semantic control regions and visual cortex: MEG evidence from oscillatory dynamics

This paper uses MEG to show how semantic control regions interact with visual cortex during semantic decisions, revealing goal-dependent feedback and feedforward signaling patterns.