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The neural mechanisms underlying semantic unification and semanteme integration 语义统一和语义整合的神经机制

IF 2.3 2区心理学

Brain and Language Pub Date : 2025-07-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.bandl.2025.105629

Wenjia Zhang , Jie Dong , Genyi Feng , Gang Wang , Zongwen Gu , Xu Gao , Xinyi Liu , Hao Yan

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Comprehension and production of relative clauses in Mandarin-speaking children with and without developmental language disorder 有和没有发展性语言障碍的汉语儿童关系从句的理解和产生

IF 2.3 2区心理学

Brain and Language Pub Date : 2025-07-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.bandl.2025.105613

Shenai Hu , Lin Zhong , Maria Teresa Guasti , Shaowei Li

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Does working memory independently influence language development in bilingual children? A 30-year reflection 工作记忆是否独立影响双语儿童的语言发展？30年的反思

IF 2.3 2区心理学

Brain and Language Pub Date : 2025-07-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.bandl.2025.105628

Kerry Danahy Ebert

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Neural mechanisms of face cue predictability and the integration of facial and acoustic cues in native- and nonnative-accented words 面部线索可预测性的神经机制以及在母语和非母语重音单词中面部和声音线索的整合

IF 2.1 2区心理学

Brain and Language Pub Date : 2025-07-26 DOI: 10.1016/j.bandl.2025.105621

Daisy Lei , Yuka Tatsumi , Erica Hsieh , Cristal Giorio , Janet G. van Hell

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Language mixing in people with aphasia: A cross-linguistic analysis using the 4M model 失语症患者的语言混合：使用4M模型的跨语言分析

IF 2.1 2区心理学

Brain and Language Pub Date : 2025-07-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.bandl.2025.105616

Aviva Lerman , Alina Bihovsky , Natalia Meir , Michal Ben-Shachar , Mira Goral

{"title":"Language mixing in people with aphasia: A cross-linguistic analysis using the 4M model","authors":"Aviva Lerman , Alina Bihovsky , Natalia Meir , Michal Ben-Shachar , Mira Goral","doi":"10.1016/j.bandl.2025.105616","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bandl.2025.105616","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Language mixing (LM) is common among individuals who speak two or more languages. LM in healthy multilingual individuals has been studied extensively, often by applying the Matrix Language Frame (MLF) and the 4M model, both developed by Myers-Scotton and colleagues. Our study examined LM in multilingual people with aphasia (PWA), to determine: (1) frequency of LM in the first-acquired language (L1) and later-acquired languages (L2/L3); (2) whether the 4M model accounts for LM patterns; and (3) how language-specific characteristics affect LM.</div><div>Narratives produced by 18 multilingual PWA (English-Hebrew; English-Spanish, English-Hebrew-Spanish and Russian-Hebrew speakers) with and without agrammatism were analyzed using the 4M model. More LM was observed in L2 contexts compared to L1 in participants with agrammatism, yet in participants without agrammatism no differences were found between L1 and L2. The patterns of LM in target and non-target languages were similar across L1 and L2: content morphemes were more likely to be embedded into the matrix language, aligning with previous research on healthy multilingual controls. Differences were found between the types of LM across the four studied languages.</div><div>Our findings indicate that multilingual PWA mix languages in a typical manner, similar to neurotypical multilingual individuals, aligning with the predictions of the 4M model. Furthermore, in multilingual PWA, as in healthy multilingual people, differences in LM across languages are related to the morphological richness of the matrix language and the congruency of the languages involved in LM. Clinically, based on our results, LM can be encouraged as a communication aid.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":55330,"journal":{"name":"Brain and Language","volume":"269 ","pages":"Article 105616"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144694471","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Bilingual advantage for memory of events: Why now you see it, now you don’t? 双语对事件记忆的优势：为什么你现在看到了，现在看不到？

IF 2.1 2区心理学

Brain and Language Pub Date : 2025-07-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.bandl.2025.105615

Luna Filipović

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Modulating language and executive functions in bilingual aphasia with cerebellar tDCS: a case series 小脑tDCS调节双语失语症的语言和执行功能：一个案例系列

IF 2.1 2区心理学

Brain and Language Pub Date : 2025-07-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.bandl.2025.105617

Silke Coemans , Esli Struys , Kyrana Tsapkini , Vânia de Aguiar , Sebastiaan Engelborghs , Jean-Christophe Bier , Philippe Paquier , Stefanie Keulen

{"title":"Modulating language and executive functions in bilingual aphasia with cerebellar tDCS: a case series","authors":"Silke Coemans , Esli Struys , Kyrana Tsapkini , Vânia de Aguiar , Sebastiaan Engelborghs , Jean-Christophe Bier , Philippe Paquier , Stefanie Keulen","doi":"10.1016/j.bandl.2025.105617","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bandl.2025.105617","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This case series explores the effects of cerebellar transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on language and executive functions in bilinguals with aphasia. We present seven Dutch-French bilingual participants diagnosed with Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA) or post-stroke aphasia, including one non-fluent variant PPA (nfvPPA), three logopenic variant PPA (lvPPA), one semantic variant PPA (svPPA), and two post-stroke non-fluent aphasia patients. 20 min of 2 mA anodal tDCS to the right posterolateral cerebellum was combined with speech and language therapy. We administered subtests of the Bilingual Aphasia Test, Boston Naming Test, Stroop, and Attention Network Tests. Cerebellar tDCS compared to sham led to greater enhancement of language recovery in both languages, and inhibitory control, providing evidence for the cerebellum’s role in both language and executive processes. Our findings contribute to a deeper understanding of cerebellar stimulation as a therapeutic tool in bilingual aphasia, with implications for future research and clinical interventions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":55330,"journal":{"name":"Brain and Language","volume":"269 ","pages":"Article 105617"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-07-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144633871","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Mental simulation in bilingual and second language processing: New directions in the Competition Model 双语和第二语言加工中的心理模拟：竞争模型的新方向

IF 2.1 2区心理学

Brain and Language Pub Date : 2025-07-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.bandl.2025.105619

Helen Zhao , Norbert Vanek , Brian MacWhinney

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Distinct and overlapping neural correlates of English L2 and coding learning in Chinese preschoolers: An fNIRS study 中国学龄前儿童英语第二语言与编码学习的不同和重叠的神经关联：一项fNIRS研究

IF 2.1 2区心理学

Brain and Language Pub Date : 2025-07-14 DOI: 10.1016/j.bandl.2025.105611

Jinfeng Yang , Dandan Wu , Keya Ding , Xinyi Dong , Jinwen Li , Hui Li

{"title":"Distinct and overlapping neural correlates of English L2 and coding learning in Chinese preschoolers: An fNIRS study","authors":"Jinfeng Yang , Dandan Wu , Keya Ding , Xinyi Dong , Jinwen Li , Hui Li","doi":"10.1016/j.bandl.2025.105611","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bandl.2025.105611","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This fNIRS study investigated the neural correlates of English L2 vocabulary and coding learning in 51 Chinese-speaking preschoolers (28 boys; <em>M <sub>age</sub></em> = 5.78 years, <em>SD <sub>age</sub></em> = 0.92). We hypothesized that L2 vocabulary learning would engage language-related brain regions while Coding would activate visuospatial areas. Results revealed distinct activation patterns: L2 vocabulary learning elicited decreased activation in right prefrontal regions (BA10, BA46), potentially reflecting increased neural efficiency, while coding increased activation in left prefrontal and premotor areas (BA6, BA9, BA44), consistent with visuospatial and planning demands. Functional connectivity analyses revealed stronger interhemispheric connectivity during word learning. Chinese literacy skills negatively correlated with brain activation during L2 word learning, suggesting greater neural efficiency in children with stronger L1 skills. This relationship was less robust for Coding. These findings elucidate the distinct neural substrates of early language and coding acquisition and inform educational strategies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":55330,"journal":{"name":"Brain and Language","volume":"269 ","pages":"Article 105611"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-07-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144623859","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Parafoveally perceived orthographic cues facilitate foveal semantic processing: Evidence from event-related potentials 中央凹旁知觉的正字法线索促进中央凹语义加工：来自事件相关电位的证据

IF 2.1 2区心理学

Brain and Language Pub Date : 2025-07-11 DOI: 10.1016/j.bandl.2025.105609

Brian Nestor , Ayah Elaboudi , Sara Milligan , Elizabeth R. Schotter

{"title":"Parafoveally perceived orthographic cues facilitate foveal semantic processing: Evidence from event-related potentials","authors":"Brian Nestor , Ayah Elaboudi , Sara Milligan , Elizabeth R. Schotter","doi":"10.1016/j.bandl.2025.105609","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bandl.2025.105609","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Readers extract information from words viewed parafoveally, but it is unclear whether this processing is limited to orthography or if it extends to lexico-semantic content. In the current ERP study, we measured the N400 responses to words that were perceived parafoveally and/or foveally using the RSVP-with-flankers paradigm and a parafoveal masking manipulation. We compared anomalous orthographically related (neighbor) and unrelated (non-neighbor) words to expected words to determine whether the N400 responses were driven by orthographic and/or semantic processing. We observed a large parafoveal N400 effect in response to the non-neighbors (versus expected), and a smaller, later parafoveal N400 for neighbors, suggesting that the parafoveal response is largely orthographic in nature. We also observed a significant reduction in foveal N400 magnitude when non-neighbor words were previously visible parafoveally (but not for the foveal N400 response to neighbors), suggesting that facilitation of foveal processing is driven by parafoveal detection of orthographic violations.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":55330,"journal":{"name":"Brain and Language","volume":"268 ","pages":"Article 105609"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144605248","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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