Standard neurocognitive models of language processing have tended to obviate the need
for incorporating emotion processes, while affective neuroscience theories have typically …

Relational reasoning, the ability to discern meaningful patterns within otherwise
unconnected information, is regarded as central to human learning and cognition and as …

Facial emojis can express a variety of positive and negative emotions, and are commonly
used in digital, written communication. However, little is known about how emojis impact text …

Semantics and syntax are core components of language. The prevailing view was that
processing of word meaning and syntactic processing happens in isolation from other …

In neurocognitive research on language, the processing principles of the system at hand are
usually assumed to be relatively invariant. However, research on attention, memory …

This study examined whether social bias manipulation can influence how naïve multiage
listeners evaluate second language (L2) speech. Sixty native English-speaking listeners …

Whereas most previous studies on emotion in language have focussed on single words, we
investigated the influence of the emotional valence of a word on the syntactic and semantic …

The growing implementation of digital education comes with an increased need to
understand the impact of digital tools on learning. Previous behavioral studies have shown …

This research tests whether mood affects semantic processing during discourse
comprehension by facilitating integration of information congruent with moods' valence …

Recent evidence suggests that affect acts as modulator of cognitive processes and in
particular that induced mood has an effect on the way semantic memory is used on-line. We …