Distinct patterns of brain activity characterise lexical activation and competition in spoken word production.

According to a prominent theory of language production, concepts activate multiple associated words in memory, which enter into competition for selection. However, only a few electrophysiological studies have identified brain responses reflecting competition. Here, we report a magnetoencephalography...

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Main Authors: Vitória Piai, Ardi Roelofs, Ole Jensen, Jan-Mathijs Schoffelen, Mathilde Bonnefond
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24558410/pdf/?tool=EBI