Brain potentials during reading reflect word expectancy and semantic association

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Summary

The amplitude of the N400 component of the e.r.p.ps was found to be an inverse function of the subject's expectancy for the terminal word as measured by its ‘Cloze probability’, which suggests N400 may reflect processes of semantic priming or activation.

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1984-01-12
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N400, Psychology, Semantic memory, Event-related potential, Expectancy theory

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