The neural correlates of morphological complexity processing: Detecting structure in pseudowords.

ABSTRACT: Morphological complexity is a highly debated issue in visual word recognition. Previous neuroimaging studies have shown that speakers are sensitive to degrees of morphological complexity. Two-step derived complex words (bridging through bridgeN  > bridgeV  > bridging) led to more enhanced activation in the left inferior frontal gyrus than their 1-step derived counterparts (running through runV  > running). However, it remains unclear whether sensitivity to degrees of morphological complexity extends to pseudowords. If this were the case, it would indicate that abstract knowledge of morphological structure is independent of lexicality. We addressed this question by investigating the processing of two sets of pseudowords in German. Both sets contained morphologically viable two-step derived

SUBMITTER: Schuster S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6866287 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature