Looking for a Location: Dissociated Effects of Event-Related Plausibility and Verb-Argument Information on Predictive Processing in Aphasia.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This study examined the influence of verb-argument information and event-related plausibility on prediction of upcoming event locations in people with aphasia, as well as older and younger, neurotypical adults. It investigated how these types of information interact during anticipatory processing and how the ability to take advantage of the different types of information is affected by aphasia.

Method

This study used a modified visual-world task to examine eye movements and offline photo selection. Twelve adults with aphasia (aged 54-82 years) as well as 44 young adults (aged 18-31 years) and 18 older adults (aged 50-71 years) participated.

Results

Neurotypical adults used verb argument status and plausibility information to guide both eye gaze (a measure of a

SUBMITTER: Hayes RA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5569622 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature