Researchers agree that comprehenders regularly predict upcoming language, but they do
not always agree on what prediction is (and how to differentiate it from integration) or what …

In this Review, I propose a multiple-network view for the neurobiological basis of distinctly
human language skills. A much more complex picture of interacting brain areas emerges …

We consider several key aspects of prediction in language comprehension: its
computational nature, the representational level (s) at which we predict, whether we use …

It has been proposed that hierarchical prediction is a fundamental computational principle
underlying neurocognitive processing. Here, we ask whether the brain engages distinct …

Efficient language processing may involve generating expectations about upcoming input.
To investigate the extent to which prediction might facilitate reading, a large-scale survey …

Composing sentence meaning is easier for predictable words than for unpredictable words.
Are predictable words genuinely predicted, or simply more plausible and therefore easier to …

Emojis are ideograms that are becoming ubiquitous in digital communication. However, no
research has yet investigated how humans process semantic and pragmatic content of …

Current theories of language comprehension posit that readers and listeners routinely try to
predict the meaning but also the visual or sound form of upcoming words. Whereas most …

Prediction of upcoming words during reading has been suggested to enhance the efficiency
of discourse processing. Emerging models have postulated that predictive mechanisms …

Predictive processing is a critical component of language comprehension, but exactly how
and why comprehenders generate lexical predictions remains to be determined. Here, we …