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  Text type attribution modulates pre-stimulus alpha power in sentence reading

Blohm, S., Schlesewsky, M., Menninghaus, W., & Scharinger, M. (2021). Text type attribution modulates pre-stimulus alpha power in sentence reading. Brain and Language, 214: 104894. doi:10.1016/j.bandl.2020.104894.

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Blohm, Stefan1, 2, Author           
Schlesewsky, Matthias2, 3, Author
Menninghaus, Winfried1, Author           
Scharinger, Mathias1, 4, Author           
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1Department of Language and Literature, Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics, Max Planck Society, ou_2421695              
2Department of English and Linguistics, University of Mainz, Germany, ou_persistent22              
3University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia, ou_persistent22              
4Phonetics Research Group, Department of German Linguistics & Marburg Center for Mind, Brain and Behavior, , Marburg, Germany, ou_persistent22              

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Free keywords: Reading, EEG, Oscillations, Attention, Poetry
 Abstract: Prior knowledge and context-specific expectations influence the perception of sensory events, e.g., speech, as well as complex higher-order cognitive operations like text reading. Here, we focused on pre-stimulus neural activity during sentence reading to examine text type-dependent attentional bias in anticipation of written stimuli, capitalizing on the functional relevance of brain oscillations in the alpha (8–12 Hz) frequency range. Two sex- and age-matched groups of participants (n = 24 each) read identical sentences on a screen at a fixed per-constituent presentation rate while their electroencephalogram was recorded; the groups were differentially instructed to read “sentences” (genre-neutral condition) or “verses from poems” (poetry condition). Relative alpha power (pre-cue vs. post-cue) in pre-stimulus time windows was greater in the poetry condition than in the genre-neutral condition. This finding constitutes initial evidence for genre-specific cognitive adjustments that precede processing proper, and potentially links current theories of discourse comprehension to current theories of brain function.

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Language(s): eng - English
 Dates: 2021-01-182021-03
 Publication Status: Issued
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 Rev. Type: Peer
 Identifiers: DOI: 10.1016/j.bandl.2020.104894
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Title: Brain and Language
Source Genre: Journal
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Publ. Info: Orlando, Fla. : Academic Press
Pages: - Volume / Issue: 214 Sequence Number: 104894 Start / End Page: - Identifier: ISSN: 0093-934X
CoNE: https://pure.mpg.de/cone/journals/resource/954922647078