The ERP response to the amount of information conveyed by words in sentences

•The amount of information conveyed by each word in a sentence can be quantified by probabilistic models of language.•We compare such information measures to ERP amplitudes across a number of naturally occurring sentences.•A word’s unexpectedness, quantified as its surprisal, significantly predicts...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Brain and language 2015-01, Vol.140, p.1-11
Hauptverfasser:	Frank, Stefan L., Otten, Leun J., Galli, Giulia, Vigliocco, Gabriella
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Entropy Event-related potentials Evoked Potentials - physiology Female Humans Information theory Language Linguistics Male Probability Reading Sentence comprehension Surprisal
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