Individual word representations dissociate from linguistic context along a cortical unimodal to heteromodal gradient.

ABSTRACT: Language comprehension involves multiple hierarchical processing stages across time, space, and levels of representation. When processing a word, the sensory input is transformed into increasingly abstract representations that need to be integrated with the linguistic context. Thus, language comprehension involves both input-driven as well as context-dependent processes. While neuroimaging research has traditionally focused on mapping individual brain regions to the distinct underlying processes, recent studies indicate that whole-brain distributed patterns of cortical activation might be highly relevant for cognitive functions, including language. One such pattern, based on resting-state connectivity, is the 'principal cortical gradient', which dissociates sensory from heteromodal brain r

SUBMITTER: Eisenhauer S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10836172 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature