2023
Neural signatures of second language proficiency in narrative processing
Zhang R, Wang J, Lin H, Turk-Browne N, Cai Q. Neural signatures of second language proficiency in narrative processing. Cerebral Cortex 2023, 33: 8477-8484. PMID: 37100085, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhad133.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSecond language proficiencyHigh second-language proficiencyProficiency levelsCore language networkCognitive control networkLateral prefrontal cortexSense of speechSemantic processing areasDefault mode networkDifferent proficiency levelsNeural signaturesNarrative comprehensionNarrative processingLanguage tasksNeural processingIntersubject synchronizationProcessing demandsLanguage networkBehavioral performanceNaturalistic languageProficient participantsSecond languageBrain activityMode networkPrefrontal cortex
2009
Neural Evidence of Statistical Learning: Efficient Detection of Visual Regularities Without Awareness
Turk-Browne NB, Scholl BJ, Chun MM, Johnson MK. Neural Evidence of Statistical Learning: Efficient Detection of Visual Regularities Without Awareness. Journal Of Cognitive Neuroscience 2009, 21: 1934-1945. PMID: 18823241, PMCID: PMC2773825, DOI: 10.1162/jocn.2009.21131.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStatistical learningAbsence of awarenessMedial temporal lobeRobust neural responsesType of learningPerceptual processingNeural evidenceRelational memoryEvidence of learningNeural signaturesAssociative learningVisual regularityVisual regionsGreater activationNeural responsesStatistical regularitiesTemporal lobeUnstructured sequenceStatistical structureLearningLittle exposureUnsupervised learningAwarenessFMRIMemory