Liina Pylkkänen A

The paper shows that linguistic structure alters neural representations of word meaning by suppressing word-level animacy when it conflicts with structural context.

This study compares neural representations of grammaticality in serial and parallel language input using MEG, finding shared representations with distinct encoding strengths.

The paper investigates how local linguistic context affects neural representations of words, finding that phrase-level animacy is decoded early and persists, challenging theories of basic-to-derived meaning shifts.

This study uses MEG to show that neural responses to narratives are temporally constrained, with presentation speed affecting the spatiotemporal progression of activity and the distinction between word lists, sentences, and stories.

This study examines how hearing-impaired and normal-hearing listeners process speech in multi-talker scenarios, revealing disruptions in neural responses at shorter and longer temporal scales.

The paper uses MEG to show that words, phrases, and sentences are processed with similar neural dynamics, supporting a model where global form is detected first, followed by serial combinatory processing.

The paper investigates neural correlates of syntactic dependencies in a Verb-Second language using MEG, finding increased responses in left fronto-temporal regions for sentences compared to list-controls.

The paper investigates neural signatures of parafoveal word processing and skipping decisions during reading using MEG and eye-tracking.

The paper investigates how the brain detects and corrects grammatical errors in sentences during rapid visual processing, showing that syntax influences neural activity quickly after visual input.

The paper uses EEG to study how the brain processes sentences in a single glance, finding rapid recognition but no full syntactic analysis.

The paper investigates reactive inhibitory control preceding stuttered speech using MEG, finding increased beta power in R-preSMA associated with stuttering severity and trial outcomes.

This study investigates whether neural signatures of semantic composition in a controlled two-word paradigm extend to naturalistic story listening using MEG, finding consistent patterns with differences in latency that disappear when accounting for contextual factors.

This paper investigates whether the brain combines concepts across syntactically unrelated words, finding evidence of non-local conceptual combination in the left anterior temporal lobe using MEG.

This study uses magnetoencephalography to investigate how the brain processes semantic combinations in language, identifying specific brain regions involved in thematic and feature-based meaning integration.

The paper uses MEG to distinguish neural activity for semantic composition and association in the left temporal lobe, finding distinct roles for anterior and middle temporal regions.

The paper investigates how word representations evolve during phrase composition using decoding techniques and MEG data, finding asymmetries between nouns and adjectives.

The paper measures neural processing of syntax by comparing word lists embedded in sentences and longer lists, finding distinct neural responses to syntax and semantics.

This study uses MEG to investigate neural differences between factual and modal utterances in discourse, finding distinct brain activity patterns during belief updating.

This study uses fMRI and MEG to identify neural activity patterns during pronoun processing and evaluates symbolic and deep learning models to understand referential processing mechanisms.

The paper investigates how noise and linguistic knowledge affect bilingual speech comprehension, finding that noise impairs neural tracking of speech structure in second languages.

The paper uses MEG to show that left posterior temporal cortex activity increases when syntactic composition is simpler in natural language, with connectivity to other brain regions involved in syntax and semantics.

This study investigates how the brain adapts to accented speech, finding that prefrontal cortex modulates auditory cortex activity to aid comprehension.

The paper compares semantic facilitation in comprehension and interference in production using MEG, showing distinct spatiotemporal patterns in left temporal and insular regions.