The N400 Effect during Speaker-Switch-Towards a Conversational Approach of Measuring Neural Correlates of Language.

ABSTRACT: Language occurs naturally in conversations. However, the study of the neural underpinnings of language has mainly taken place in single individuals using controlled language material. The interactive elements of a conversation (e.g., turn-taking) are often not part of neurolinguistic setups. The prime reason is the difficulty to combine open unrestricted conversations with the requirements of neuroimaging. It is necessary to find a trade-off between the naturalness of a conversation and the restrictions imposed by neuroscientific methods to allow for ecologically more valid studies. Here, we make an attempt to study the effects of a conversational element, namely turn-taking, on linguistic neural correlates, specifically the N400 effect. We focus on the physiological aspect of turn-taking,

SUBMITTER: Goregliad Fjaellingsdal T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5124707 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature