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SUMMARY:Evelyn Ferstl (University of Freiburg) - Language Comprehension in Conte
xt: A Neuroscientific Perspective
DESCRIPTION:Language Comprehension in Context: A Neuroscientific Perspec
tive\n\nText comprehension research has resulted in theoretical proposal
s and thorough experimental work on presumably distinguishable subproces
ses\, such as semantic integration\, inferencing\, or situation model bu
ilding. With the increased availability of neuroimaging\, there is now a
considerable body of empirical work on the functional neuroanatomy of t
hese processes. However\, the mapping of particular brain regions to tex
t comprehension processes has not been very consistent. On the other han
d\, neuroscience has led to a variety of new concepts (e.g. protagonist
monitoring\, accumulation) to explain some unexpected results\, to refle
ct the fact that many brain functions seem rather general\, and to inclu
de social-cognitive aspects\, such as Theory-of-Mind or emotion. In this
talk\, I will summarize the discussion and illustrate it using empirica
l findings from my own research.\n\nFor more details: https://events.la.
psu.edu/event/evelyn-ferstl-university-of-freiburg-language-comprehensio
n-in-context-a-neuroscientific-perspective/
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Language Comprehension in Context: A Neuroscien
tific Perspective
Text comprehension research has resulted in the
oretical proposals and thorough experimental work on presumably distingu
ishable subprocesses, such as semantic integration, inferencing, or situ
ation model building. With the increased availability of neuroimaging, t
here is now a considerable body of empirical work on the functional neur
oanatomy of these processes. However, the mapping of particular brain re
gions to text comprehension processes has not been very consistent. On t
he other hand, neuroscience has led to a variety of new concepts (e.g. p
rotagonist monitoring, accumulation) to explain some unexpected results,
to reflect the fact that many brain functions seem rather general, and
to include social-cognitive aspects, such as Theory-of-Mind or emotion.
In this talk, I will summarize the discussion and illustrate it using em
pirical findings from my own research.
For more details: https://e
vents.la.psu.edu/event/evelyn-ferstl-university-of-freiburg-language-com
prehension-in-context-a-neuroscientific-perspective/
LOCATION:127 Moore Building
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