The Yin and the Yang of Prediction: An fMRI Study of Semantic Predictive Processing.

Probabilistic prediction plays a crucial role in language comprehension. When predictions are fulfilled, the resulting facilitation allows for fast, efficient processing of ambiguous, rapidly-unfolding input; when predictions are not fulfilled, the resulting error signal allows us to adapt to broade...

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Main Authors: Kirsten Weber, Ellen F Lau, Benjamin Stillerman, Gina R Kuperberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4806910?pdf=render