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SUBMITTER: Winkler M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6248967 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Winkler M M Mueller J L JL Friederici A D AD Männel C C
Science advances 20181121 11
Human cognition relies on the ability to encode complex regularities in the input. Regularities above a certain complexity level can involve the feature of embedding, defined by nested relations between sequential elements. While comparative studies suggest the cognitive processing of embedding to be human specific, evidence of its ontogenesis is lacking. To assess infants' ability to process embedding, we implemented nested relations in tone sequences, minimizing perceptual and memory requireme ...[more]