Lam, Kevin J Y, Bastiaansen, Marcel C M, Dijkstra, Ton et al. (1 more author) (2016) Making sense:motor activation and action plausibility during sentence processing. Language Cognition and Neuroscience. pp. 590-600. ISSN 2327-3801
Abstract
The current electroencephalography study investigated the relationship between the motor and (language) comprehension systems by simultaneously measuring mu and N400 effects. Specifically, we examined whether the pattern of motor activation elicited by verbs depends on the larger sentential context. A robust N400 congruence effect confirmed the contextual manipulation of action plausibility, a form of semantic congruency. Importantly, this study showed that: (1) Action verbs elicited more mu power decrease than non-action verbs when sentences described plausible actions. Action verbs thus elicited more motor activation than non-action verbs. (2) In contrast, when sentences described implausible actions, mu activity was present but the difference between the verb types was not observed. The increased processing associated with a larger N400 thus coincided with mu activity in sentences describing implausible actions. Altogether, context-dependent motor activation appears to play a functional role in deriving context-sensitive meaning.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | This is an author-produced version of the published paper. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher’s self-archiving policy. Further copying may not be permitted; contact the publisher for details |
Keywords: | action verb processing,Embodied language,mu oscillations,N400 ERP,sentence processing |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Psychology (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 30 Apr 2018 13:40 |
Last Modified: | 30 Mar 2025 00:05 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1080/23273798.2016.1164323 |
Status: | Published online |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/23273798.2016.1164323 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:130270 |
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