ERP evidence for memory and predictive mechanisms in word-to-text integration.

ABSTRACT: During reading, word-to-text integration processes proceed quickly and incrementally through both prospective (predictive) and retrospective (memory) processes. Across a sentence boundary, where prediction may be less functional, memorial processes may be especially important. We tested predictive and memory mechanisms with event-related potentials (ERPs) recorded on the first content word across a sentence boundary by manipulating the direction of association between this word and one from the preceding sentence. For comparison with this text comprehension (TC) task, we tested these same word pairs in a word meaning judgment (MJ) task. In both tasks we found reduced N400 amplitudes over central scalp electrodes when the two words were either forward-associated (FA) or backward-associated

SUBMITTER: Stafura JZ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4840467 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature