The role of iconic gestures in speech comprehension: An overview of various methodologies

KG Kandana Arachchige, I Simoes Loureiro… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Iconic gesture-speech integration is a relatively recent field of investigation with numerous
researchers studying its various aspects. The results obtained are just as diverse. The …

[HTML][HTML] Differing contributions of inferior prefrontal and anterior temporal cortex to concrete and abstract conceptual knowledge

P Hoffman, RJ Binney, MAL Ralph - cortex, 2015 - Elsevier
Semantic cognition is underpinned by regions involved in representing conceptual
knowledge and executive control areas that provide regulation of this information according …

Resolving semantic ambiguities in sentences: Cognitive processes and brain mechanisms

S Vitello, JM Rodd - Language and Linguistics Compass, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Functional MRI studies of how the brain processes sentences containing semantically
ambiguous words have consistently implicated (i) the left inferior frontal gyrus (LIFG) and (ii) …

Words in context: The effects of length, frequency, and predictability on brain responses during natural reading

S Schuster, S Hawelka, F Hutzler, M Kronbichler… - Cerebral …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Word length, frequency, and predictability count among the most influential variables during
reading. Their effects are well-documented in eye movement studies, but pertinent evidence …

Hypothesis: the psychedelic ayahuasca heals traumatic memories via a sigma 1 receptor-mediated epigenetic-mnemonic process

A Inserra - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Ayahuasca ingestion modulates brain activity, neurotransmission, gene expression and
epigenetic regulation. N, N-Dimethyltryptamine (DMT, one of the alkaloids in Ayahuasca) …

The nature and neural correlates of semantic association versus conceptual similarity

RL Jackson, P Hoffman, G Pobric… - Cerebral …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
The ability to represent concepts and the relationships between them is critical to human
cognition. How does the brain code relationships between items that share basic conceptual …

Participation of the left inferior frontal gyrus in human originality

OM Kleinmintz, D Abecasis, A Tauber, A Geva… - Brain Structure and …, 2018 - Springer
Human creative cognition is commonly described as a twofold cyclic process that involves
an idea generation phase and an idea evaluation phase. Although the evaluation phase …

Content matters: neuroimaging investigation of brain and behavioral impact of televised anti-tobacco public service announcements

AL Wang, K Ruparel, JW Loughead… - Journal of …, 2013 - Soc Neuroscience
Televised public service announcements are video ads that are a key component of public
health campaigns against smoking. Understanding the neurophysiological correlates of anti …

Inefficient speech-motor control affects predictive speech comprehension: Atypical electrophysiological correlates in stuttering

S Gastaldon, P Busan, G Arcara, F Peressotti - Cerebral Cortex, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Listeners predict upcoming information during language comprehension. However, how this
ability is implemented is still largely unknown. Here, we tested the hypothesis proposing that …

Effects of contextual relevance on pragmatic inference during conversation: An fMRI study

W Feng, Y Wu, C Jan, H Yu, X Jiang, X Zhou - Brain and Language, 2017 - Elsevier
Contextual relevance, which is vital for understanding conversational implicatures (CI),
engages both the frontal-temporal language and theory-of-mind networks. Here we …