Neural oscillations during predictive sentence processing in young children
•3–5-year-old children exhibit neural oscillations related to prediction in sentence processing.•Developmental changes in brain rhythms might be associated with language processing skills.•Neural differences in predictive processing are related to language abilities. The neural correlates of predict...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Brain and language 2024-07, Vol.254, p.105437, Article 105437 |
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Zusammenfassung: | •3–5-year-old children exhibit neural oscillations related to prediction in sentence processing.•Developmental changes in brain rhythms might be associated with language processing skills.•Neural differences in predictive processing are related to language abilities.
The neural correlates of predictive processing in language, critical for efficient sentence comprehension, is well documented in adults. Specifically, adults exhibit alpha power (9–12 Hz) suppression when processing high versus low predictability sentences. This study explores whether young children exhibit similar neural mechanisms. We analyzed EEG data from 29 children aged 3–5 years listening to sentences of varying predictability. Our results revealed significant neural oscillation differences in the 5–12 Hz range between high and low predictability sentences, similar to adult patterns. Crucially, the degree of these differences correlated with children’s language abilities. These findings are the first to demonstrate the neural basis of predictive processing in young children and its association with language development. |
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ISSN: | 0093-934X 1090-2155 1090-2155 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.bandl.2024.105437 |