Neural representations for newly learned words are modulated by overnight consolidation, reading skill, and age.

ABSTRACT: Word learning depends not only on efficient online binding of phonological, orthographic and lexical information, but also on consolidation of new word representations into permanent lexical memory. Work on word learning under a variety of contexts indicates that reading and language skill impact facility of word learning in both print and speech. In addition, recent research finds that individuals with language impairments show deficits in both initial word form learning and in maintaining newly learned representations over time, implicating mechanisms associated with maintenance that may be driven by deficits in overnight consolidation. Although several recent studies have explored the neural bases of overnight consolidation of newly learned words, no extant work has examined individual

SUBMITTER: Landi N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5866766 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature