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  Linguistic bias modulates interpretation of speech via neural delta-band oscillations

Meyer, L., Henry, M. J., Gaston, P., Schmuck, N., & Friederici, A. D. (2017). Linguistic bias modulates interpretation of speech via neural delta-band oscillations. Cerebral Cortex, 27(9), 4293-4302. doi:10.1093/cercor/bhw228.

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Meyer, Lars1, Author                 
Henry, Molly J.2, 3, Author                 
Gaston, Phoebe4, Author
Schmuck, Noura5, Author
Friederici, Angela D.1, Author                 
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1Department Neuropsychology, MPI for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Max Planck Society, Leipzig, DE, ou_634551              
2Brain and Mind Institute, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada, ou_persistent22              
3Max Planck Research Group Auditory Cognition, MPI for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Max Planck Society, ou_751545              
4Department of Linguistics, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA, ou_persistent22              
5University of Mannheim, Germany, ou_persistent22              

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Free keywords: Delta band; Electroencephalography; Language; Neural oscillations; Speech comprehension
 Abstract: Language comprehension requires that single words be grouped into syntactic phrases, as words in sentences are too many to memorize individually. In speech, acoustic and syntactic grouping patterns mostly align. However, when ambiguous sentences allow for alternative grouping patterns, comprehenders may form phrases that contradict speech prosody. While delta-band oscillations are known to track prosody, we hypothesized that linguistic grouping bias can modulate the interpretational impact of speech prosody in ambiguous situations, which should surface in delta-band oscillations when grouping patterns chosen by comprehenders differ from those indicated by prosody. In our auditory electroencephalography study, the interpretation of ambiguous sentences depended on whether an identical word was either followed by a prosodic boundary or not, thereby signaling the ending or continuation of the current phrase. Delta-band oscillatory phase at the critical word should reflect whether participants terminate a phrase despite a lack of acoustic boundary cues. Crossing speech prosody with participants’ grouping choice, we observed a main effect of grouping choice—independent of prosody. An internal linguistic bias for grouping words into phrases can thus modulate the interpretational impact of speech prosody via delta-band oscillatory phase.

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Language(s): eng - English
 Dates: 2016-07-042016-07-022016-08-272017-09-01
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 Identifiers: DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhw228
PMID: 27566979
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Title: Cerebral Cortex
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Publ. Info: New York, NY : Oxford University Press
Pages: - Volume / Issue: 27 (9) Sequence Number: - Start / End Page: 4293 - 4302 Identifier: ISSN: 1047-3211
CoNE: https://pure.mpg.de/cone/journals/resource/954925592440