The distinction between episodic and semantic memory was first proposed in 1972 by Endel
Tulving and is still of central importance in cognitive neuroscience. However, data obtained …

People with hearing impairment are thought to rely heavily on context to compensate for
reduced audibility. Here, we explore the resulting cost of this compensatory behavior, in …

Making sense of the world around us depends upon selectively retrieving information
relevant to our current goal or context. However, it is unclear whether selective semantic …

The field of neurocognition is currently undergoing a significant change of perspective.
Traditional neurocognitive models evolved into an integrative and dynamic vision of …

Language and thought dysfunction are central to the schizophrenia syndrome. They are
evident in the major symptoms of psychosis itself, particularly as disorganized language …

Increased brain volume is a consistent finding in young children with autism spectrum
disorders (ASD); however, the regional specificity and developmental course of abnormal …

Electrocorticograms (ECoG) provide a unique opportunity to monitor neural activity directly
at the cortical surface. Ten patients with subdural electrodes covering ventral and lateral …

The N400 event-related component has been widely used to investigate the neural
mechanisms underlying real-time language comprehension. However, despite decades of …

Research on how the brain construes meaning during language use has prompted two
conflicting accounts. According to the 'grounded view', word understanding involves quick …

Activation in sensorimotor areas of the brain following perception of linguistic stimuli
referring to objects and actions has been interpreted as evidence for strong theories of …