No Evidence for Semantic Prediction Deficits in Individuals With Cerebellar Degeneration.

ABSTRACT: Cerebellar involvement in language processing has received considerable attention in the neuroimaging and neuropsychology literatures. Building off the motor control literature, one account of this involvement centers on the idea of internal models. In the context of language, this hypothesis suggests that the cerebellum is essential for building semantic models that, in concert with the cerebral cortex, help anticipate or predict linguistic input. To date, supportive evidence has primarily come from neuroimaging studies showing that cerebellar activation increases in contexts in which semantic predictions are generated and violated. Taking a neuropsychological approach, we put the internal model hypothesis to the test, asking if individuals with cerebellar degeneration (n = 14) sho

SUBMITTER: King M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11338309 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature