Strong Prediction: Language model surprisal explains multiple N400 effects
JA Michaelov, MD Bardolph, CK Van Petten… - Neurobiology of …, 2024 - direct.mit.edu
Theoretical accounts of the N400 are divided as to whether the amplitude of the N400
response to a stimulus reflects the extent to which the stimulus was predicted, the extent to …
response to a stimulus reflects the extent to which the stimulus was predicted, the extent to …
Neural Underpinnings of Semantic Processing
M Rabovsky - Language Electrified: Principles, Methods, and Future …, 2023 - Springer
The N400 component of the event-related potential (ERP) is the most widely used brain
signal in research on semantic processing. It has been discovered now more than 30 years …
signal in research on semantic processing. It has been discovered now more than 30 years …
Understanding the effects of constraint and predictability in ERP
Intuitively, strongly constraining contexts should lead to stronger probabilistic
representations of sentences in memory. Encountering unexpected words could therefore …
representations of sentences in memory. Encountering unexpected words could therefore …
Inefficient speech-motor control affects predictive speech comprehension: Atypical electrophysiological correlates in stuttering
Listeners predict upcoming information during language comprehension. However, how this
ability is implemented is still largely unknown. Here, we tested the hypothesis proposing that …
ability is implemented is still largely unknown. Here, we tested the hypothesis proposing that …
[HTML][HTML] An Integrated theory of false insights and beliefs under psychedelics
Psychedelics are recognised for their potential to re-orient beliefs. We propose a model of
how psychedelics can, in some cases, lead to false insights and thus false beliefs. We first …
how psychedelics can, in some cases, lead to false insights and thus false beliefs. We first …
Sustained attention as measured by reaction time variability is a strong modulator for the P600, but not the N400
The functional significance of the two prominent language-related ERP components N400
and P600 is still under debate. It has recently been suggested that one important dimension …
and P600 is still under debate. It has recently been suggested that one important dimension …
Is predicting during language processing worth it? Effects of cloze probability and semantic similarity on failed predictions.
J Bannon, TH Gollan, VS Ferreira - Journal of Experimental …, 2024 - psycnet.apa.org
Prediction during language processing has been hypothesized to lead to processing
benefits. These possible benefits have led to several prominent theories that center around …
benefits. These possible benefits have led to several prominent theories that center around …
Trial‐by‐trial fluctuations of pre‐stimulus alpha power predict language ERPs
Anticipatory mechanisms are known to play a key role in language, but they have been
mostly investigated with violation paradigms, which only consider what happens after …
mostly investigated with violation paradigms, which only consider what happens after …
[HTML][HTML] Semantic surprise predicts the N400 brain potential
Abstract Language is central to human life; however, how our brains derive meaning from
language is still not well understood. A commonly studied electrophysiological measure of …
language is still not well understood. A commonly studied electrophysiological measure of …
[PDF][PDF] The power of insight: How psychedelics solicit false beliefs
When an idea or problem solution appears, it can produce a distinct and powerful
phenomenology—a feeling of profound understanding and truth known as insight moments …
phenomenology—a feeling of profound understanding and truth known as insight moments …