2024
Comprehension of English for‐adverbials: The Nature of Lexical Meanings and the Neurocognitive Architecture of Language
Piñango M, Lai Y, Deo A, Foster‐Hanson E, Lacadie C, Constable T. Comprehension of English for‐adverbials: The Nature of Lexical Meanings and the Neurocognitive Architecture of Language. Topics In Cognitive Science 2024 PMID: 39008778, DOI: 10.1111/tops.12746.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFunctional magnetic resonance imagingArchitecture of languageLexical meaningSelf-paced readingConceptual systemNeurocognitive architectureLexical itemsConceptual representationDurative predicatesSyntactic compositionMeaning representationsProcessing profilesActivity patternsMagnetic resonance imagingSentencesConceptual structureResonance imagingIterative readingNeurocognitionLanguageMean compositionReadingComprehensionMeanItems
2017
Complement Coercion as the Processing of Aspectual Verbs: Evidence from Self-paced Reading and fMRI
Lai Y, Lacadie C, Constable T, Deo A, Piñango M. Complement Coercion as the Processing of Aspectual Verbs: Evidence from Self-paced Reading and fMRI. Language, Cognition, And Mind 2017, 3: 191-222. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-45977-6_8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSelf-paced readingInferior frontal cortex activationFrontal cortex activationAdditional processing costsLexical retrievalPsychological verbsFMRI experimentCortex activationWernicke's areaStructured individualComplement coercionActivation patternsProcessing effectsLexical functionsVerbsPrevious findingsExhaustive retrievalAmbiguity resolutionProcessing costTraditional viewReadingFMRIRetrievalIndividualsComprehension
2009
Language lateralization in epilepsy patients: fMRI validated with the Wada procedure
Arora J, Pugh K, Westerveld M, Spencer S, Spencer DD, Constable R. Language lateralization in epilepsy patients: fMRI validated with the Wada procedure. Epilepsia 2009, 50: 2225-2241. PMID: 19490042, DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2009.02136.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingVerbal fluency taskWada procedureSentence comprehensionFluency taskLaterality scoresLanguage lateralizationLaterality indexAuditory sentence comprehensionFMRI language mappingAuditory taskReading taskConjunction analysisHemispheric dominanceLateralization scoresFMRI laterality indicesLanguage mappingWada testingMidline regionWada testLateralizationSpecific patient examplesQuantifying activationTaskComprehension