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