Oscillatory dynamics underlying noun and verb production in highly proficient bilinguals.

ABSTRACT: Words representing objects (nouns) and words representing actions (verbs) are essential components of speech across languages. While there is evidence regarding the organizational principles governing neural representation of nouns and verbs in monolingual speakers, little is known about how this knowledge is represented in the bilingual brain. To address this gap, we recorded neuromagnetic signals while highly proficient Spanish-Basque bilinguals performed a picture-naming task and tracked the brain oscillatory dynamics underlying this process. We found theta (4-8 Hz) power increases and alpha-beta (8-25 Hz) power decreases irrespectively of the category and language at use in a time window classically associated to the controlled retrieval of lexico-semantic information. When comparing n

SUBMITTER: Geng S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8760282 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature