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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Mateusz Babieno, Masashi Takeshita, Dusan Radisavljevic, Rafal Rzepka, Kenji Araki
Summary: Recent years have seen significant advancements in Natural Language Processing, particularly with the emergence of modern language models. This study demonstrates that automatically collected dictionary definitions can be used to retrieve non-figurative word senses, leading to improved performance in metaphor detection tasks.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2022)
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Behavioral Sciences
Lee Phan, Alina Tariq, Garbo Lam, Maaz Mirza, Dylan Paiva, Milan Lazic, Zahra Emami, Evdokia Anagnostou, Karen A. Gordon, Elizabeth W. Pang
Summary: The N400 is an electrophysiological component that reflects lexical access and integration of words with mental representations. The study found that N400 amplitude only predicted language scores in children with ASD who have language scores in the normal range, suggesting preferential utilization of a bottom-up strategy to access higher order language.
BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR
(2023)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Antonio Reyes, Rafael Saldivar
Summary: Literal language conveys direct meaning, while figurative language conveys veiled or implicit meanings. Figurative language is commonly used in the context of drug trafficking to express various concepts through metaphorical devices. The study demonstrates the application of Natural Language Processing techniques in recognizing and analyzing the creative use of figurative language.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2022)
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Psychology, Developmental
Chengshi Li, Jinsheng Hu
Summary: This study aims to investigate the features and mechanisms of metaphor integration in autism during real-time and context-free metaphor comprehension, as well as the influence of metaphorical complexity. The results showed that autistic adults without intellectual impairment have deficiencies in real-time metaphor comprehension, which may be caused by their relatively inefficient integration of metaphor semantics. This mechanism is equally pronounced in metaphors with different mental complexity.
JOURNAL OF AUTISM AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS
(2023)
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Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Camilo R. Ronderos, Ernesto Guerra, Pia Knoeferle
Summary: Features that are critical for understanding the encoded meaning of verbs but are not part of the novel metaphoric interpretation are ignored during the construction of metaphorical meaning. Video clips displaying physical containment facilitate comprehension of verbs when presented in isolation, but not when embedded in sentences that render their interpretation metaphorical.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
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Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Alice Guerrieri, Francesca Ervas, Elisabetta Gola
Summary: This study aims to define artistic metaphors and emphasize the multimodal properties of metaphors in artistic environments. The study explores Sardinian art and proposes a classification system for artistic metaphors based on four universal macro-categories: time, space, decontextualization of stereotypes, and fusion of forms. The results show that the multimodality of Sardinian artistic metaphors enhances the understanding of figurative meaning and promotes the discovery of symbols and archetypes.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
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Psychology, Developmental
Tamara Kalandadze, Johan Braeken, Cecilia Brynskov, Kari-Anne Bottegaard Naess
Summary: Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) struggle more with metaphor comprehension compared to those with typical development (TD), but also exhibit a wider range of performance. Core language ability is crucial in understanding metaphors in individuals with ASD and should be considered in future research and interventions.
JOURNAL OF AUTISM AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS
(2022)
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Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Adrian Garcia-Sierra, Juan Silva-Pereyra, Graciela Catalina Alatorre-Cruz, Noelle Wig
Summary: This study compares the cognitive cost in processing single entity anaphora and complex anaphora in Spanish sentences among Mexican Spanish monolingual speakers. The findings suggest that complex anaphora require more cognitive resources, and different morphosyntactic features and discourse parameters interact during anaphoric processing. The study of event-related potentials (ERPs) reveals that demonstrative pronouns play a role in the early stages of anaphoric resolution.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
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Neurosciences
Guangyao Zhang, Yangwen Xu, Meimei Zhang, Shaonan Wang, Nan Lin
Summary: The study found that the social semantic network not only represents the social meanings of words, but also accumulates social meanings from texts. The network shows a stronger social semantic effect in sentence and narrative reading, suggesting that social semantic contents can be integrated and accumulated within the network.
SOCIAL COGNITIVE AND AFFECTIVE NEUROSCIENCE
(2021)
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Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Annika Andersson, Marianne Gullberg
Summary: This study explored how L2 learners process L2 verb semantics in the domain of caused motion and found that the similarity between L1 and L2 influences processing and judgments, with both offline and online tasks showing crosslinguistic influence.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
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Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Fei Li, Xiangfei Hong, Zhaoying He, Sixuan Wu, Chenyi Zhang
Summary: The study found that bilingual speakers of Chinese-Malay background and monolingual Chinese speakers show similar processing of semantic congruency effects in Chinese, but significant differences were observed in the global field power data, indicating that bilinguals differ from monolinguals in terms of brain activity when processing classifier-noun pairs with different congruency effects.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Neuroimaging
Yuqi You, Angeles Correas, David R. White, Laura C. Wagner, R. Joanne Jao Keehn, Burke Q. Rosen, Kalekirstos Alemu, Ralph-Axel Muller, Ksenija Marinkovic
Summary: This study used magnetoencephalography and structural MRI to investigate the brain activity patterns of individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) during lexico-semantic processing. The results showed differences in brain activity between individuals with ASD and typically developing peers, indicating potential compensatory strategies and neurodevelopmental trajectories in ASD. The study also demonstrated heterogeneity in language abilities among individuals with ASD.
NEUROIMAGE-CLINICAL
(2023)
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Linguistics
Hadeel Ershaid, Nira Mashal, Katy Borodkin
Summary: This research examines the hemispheric processing of metaphor expressions in a pair of typologically close languages, Arabic and Hebrew. The findings show that conventional metaphors in both varieties of Arabic and Hebrew exhibit a left-hemisphere advantage or a bilateral pattern of processing, contrary to previous studies on pairs of less similar languages.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BILINGUALISM
(2022)
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Neurosciences
Siqin Yang, Yeyi Cai, Wen Xie, Minghu Jiang
Summary: Previous studies using BA and BEI structures to study Chinese sentence processing have shown inconsistent results, leading to the current research on the more representative QING structure. The study found interactions between semantic violation, syntactic violation, and combined violation in different phases of processing, suggesting an interactive model for this specific Chinese sentence structure.
FRONTIERS IN HUMAN NEUROSCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Edith Kaan, Haoyun Dai, Xiaodong Xu
Summary: According to rational adaptation approaches, readers adjust their expectations of upcoming information based on the distributional properties of preceding language input. However, the adaptation to sentence structures has not been systematically studied in second-language (L2) processing. In this study, L1-Mandarin-L2-English speakers were recorded while reading English sentences with a coordination ambiguity. The findings suggest that L2 readers adapt at a slow rate and a coarse level, indicating that fine-grained input distributions may not directly influence adaptation and raising questions about the importance of adaptation for language learning.
SECOND LANGUAGE RESEARCH
(2023)
Correction
Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Vicky Tzuyin Lai, Tim Curran
BRAIN AND LANGUAGE
(2015)
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Neurosciences
Vicky T. Lai, Wessel van Dam, Lisa L. Conant, Jeffrey R. Binder, Rutvik H. Desai
FRONTIERS IN HUMAN NEUROSCIENCE
(2015)
Article
Neurosciences
Vicky Tzuyin Lai, Roel M. Willems, Peter Hagoort
JOURNAL OF COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE
(2015)
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Dalya Samur, Vicky T. Lai, Peter Hagoort, Roel M. Willems
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Behavioral Sciences
Vicky T. Lai, Rutvik H. Desai
Article
Neurosciences
Rutvik H. Desai, Wonil Choi, Vicky T. Lai, John M. Henderson
JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE
(2016)
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Behavioral Sciences
Vicky T. Lai, Falk Huettig
Article
Neurosciences
Vicky T. Lai, Olivia Howerton, Rutvik H. Desai
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Li-Chuan Ku, Shiao-hui Chan, Vicky T. Lai
COGNITIVE AFFECTIVE & BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE
(2020)
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Psychology, Experimental
Valeria A. Pfeifer, Vicky T. Lai
Summary: The study found that speakers using irony were perceived as being in a less negative and less aroused mental state regardless of context emotionality. Irony plays a crucial role in mitigating negative feelings, but in emotionally loaded situations, it requires more mental state processing or/and more speaker emotion processing.
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY-REVUE CANADIENNE DE PSYCHOLOGIE EXPERIMENTALE
(2021)
Article
Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Li-Chuan Ku, John J. B. Allen, Vicky T. Lai
Summary: Older adults show a positivity bias during language processing, focusing more on positive information. The present study found that arousal plays an important role in this bias. Older adults pay more attention to positive words and down-regulate negative meanings of low-arousing words during cognitive processes.
BRAIN AND LANGUAGE
(2022)
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Psychology, Experimental
Stanley A. Donahoo, Vicky Tzuyin Lai
COGNITION & EMOTION
(2020)
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Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Wessel O. van Dam, Laura J. Speed, Vicky T. Lai, Gabriella Vigliocco, Rutvik H. Desai
BRAIN AND LANGUAGE
(2017)
Article
Linguistics
Vicky Tzuyin Lai, Gabriela Garrido Rodriguez, Bhuvana Narasimhan
BILINGUALISM-LANGUAGE AND COGNITION
(2014)
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Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Vicky Tzuyin Lai, Lera Boroditsky
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2013)
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Neurosciences
Xiaomei Lin, Tianyuyi Feng, Erheng Cui, Yunfei Li, Zhang Qin, Xiaohu Zhao
Summary: This study successfully established a rat model based on the genetic-environmental interaction, which exhibited phenotype characteristics similar to human AD in terms of cognitive function, brain microstructure, and immunohistochemistry. The genetic factor (APP mutation) and the environmental factor (acrolein exposure) accounted for 39.74% and 33.3% of the AD-like phenotypes in the model, respectively.
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Neurosciences
Gustavo Guimara Guerrero, Giovanna Bignoto Minhoto, Camilla dos Santos Tiburcio-Machado, Itza Amarisis Ribeiro Pinto, Claudio Antonio Federico, Marcia Carneiro Valera
Summary: The present study evaluated the influence of head and neck radiotherapy on the behavior and body weight gain in Wistar rats. The results demonstrated that different doses of radiation induced depressive behavior in the animals, and that the weight gain tended to be lower in the irradiated groups.
Article
Neurosciences
Ziwei Gao, Chao Lu, Yaping Zhu, Yuxin Liu, Yuesong Lin, Wenming Gao, Liyuan Tian, Lei Wu
Summary: This study reveals the underlying mechanisms of the rapid antidepressant effects of merazin hydrate (MH), which activates CaMKII to promote neuronal activities and proliferation in the hippocampus.
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Neurosciences
Kathleen E. Murray, Whitney A. Ratliff, Vedad Delic, Bruce A. Citron
Summary: Gulf War Illness (GWI) is a chronic disorder that affects approximately 30% of Veterans deployed to the Persian Gulf. This study found that exposure to toxicants during the Gulf War resulted in long-term changes in the morphology of dentate granule cells and that treatment with Nrf2 activator could improve neuronal health in the hippocampus.
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Neurosciences
Jing Li, Yan Zou, Xiangchuang Kong, Yangming Leng, Fan Yang, Guofeng Zhou, Bo Liu, Wenliang Fan
Summary: This study examines the functional connectivity changes in individuals with sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) at the integrity, network, and edge levels. The findings reveal reduced intranetwork connectivity strength and increased internetwork connectivity in SSNHL patients. These alterations are associated with the duration of SSNHL and Tinnitus Handicap Inventory scores. The study provides crucial insights into the neural mechanisms of SSNHL and the brain's network-level responses to sensory loss.
Review
Neurosciences
Didier Majou, Anne-Lise Dermenghem
Summary: In the early stages of SAD, memory impairment is strongly correlated with cortical levels of soluble amyloid-beta peptide oligomers. A beta disrupts glutamatergic synaptic function and leads to cognitive deficits. This article describes the pathogenic mechanisms underlying cerebral amyloidosis, involving amyloid precursor protein synthesis, A beta residue clearance processes, and the role of specific molecules.
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Neurosciences
Jing Li, Yi Shan, Xiaojing Zhao, Guixiang Shan, Peng-Hu Wei, Lin Liu, Changming Wang, Hang Wu, Weiqun Song, Yi Tang, Guo-Guang Zhao, Jie Lu
Summary: This study investigates changes in brain anatomical structures and functional network connectivity after chronic complete thoracic spinal cord injury (cctSCI) and their impact on clinical outcomes. The findings reveal alterations in gray matter volume and functional connectivity in specific brain regions, indicating potential therapeutic targets and methods for tracking treatment outcomes.
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Neurosciences
Anllely Fernandez, Katherine Corvalan, Octavia Santis, Maxs Mendez-Ruette, Ariel Caviedes, Matias Pizarro, Maria -Teresa Gomez, Luis Federico Batiz, Peter Landgraf, Thilo Kahne, Alejandro Rojas-Fernandez, Ursula Wyneken
Summary: This study reveals the importance of SUMOylation in modulating the protein cargo of astrocyte-derived small extracellular vesicles (sEVs) and its potential impact on neurons.
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Anika Luettig, Stefanie Perl, Maria Zetsche, Franziska Richter, Denise Franz, Marco Heerdegen, Ruediger Koehling, Angelika Richter
Summary: This study found that changes in c-Fos activity during short-term stimulation of the entopeduncular nucleus (EPN) are associated with improvement in dystonia, and also discovered that the cerebellum may be involved in the antidystonic effects.
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Neurosciences
Yanlin Tao, Wei Shen, Houyuan Zhou, Zikang Li, Ting Pi, Hui Wu, Hailian Shi, Fei Huang, Xiaojun Wu
Summary: Depression has a higher incidence in women compared to men, and this study investigated the impact of sex on depressive behaviors and underlying mechanisms using a corticosterone-induced depression model in mice. The results showed sex-specific anxiety and depression behaviors in the model group, as well as differences in protein expression and neurotransmitter levels between male and female mice. These findings enhance our understanding of sex-specific differences in depression and support tailored interventions.
Review
Neurosciences
Dnyandev G. Gadhave, Vrashabh V. Sugandhi, Chandrakant R. Kokare
Summary: This article discusses the characteristics and importance of the tight junctions of endothelial cells in the CNS, which act as a biological barrier known as the blood-brain barrier (BBB). It focuses on overcoming the challenges of delivering therapeutic agents to the brain in neurodegenerative disorders, particularly multiple sclerosis, through the use of biomaterials. The article also highlights the current limitations of animal models for studying multiple sclerosis and suggests a potential future research direction.
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Li-Min Mao, Khyathi Thallapureddy, John Q. Wang
Summary: Propofol can enhance synapsin phosphorylation and modulate synaptic transmission in the mouse brain. The study reveals the potential role of synapsin as a substrate of propofol and its effects on neurotransmitter release machinery.
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Neurosciences
Syed Maaz Ahmed Rizvi, Abdul Baseer Buriro, Irfan Ahmed, Abdul Aziz Memon
Summary: This study explores the effects of prolonged mask usage on the human brain by analyzing EEG and physiological parameters. The results show that the mean EEG spectral power in alpha, beta, and gamma sub-bands of individuals wearing masks is smaller than those without masks. The performances on cognitive tasks and oxygen saturation level differ between the two groups, while blood pressure, body temperature, and heart rate are similar. The analysis also reveals that the occipital and frontal lobes exhibit the greatest variability in channel measurements.
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Neurosciences
Rui-Fang Ma, Lu-Lu Xue, Jin-Xiang Liu, Li Chen, Liu-Lin Xiong, Ting-Hua Wang, Fei Liu
Summary: This study observed changes in brain infarction and blood vessels in rats during neonatal hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (NHIE) modeling using Transcranial Doppler Ultrasonography (TCD). Longer duration of hypoxia was associated with more severe nerve damage. TCD can dynamically monitor cerebral infarction after NHIE modeling, which may serve as a useful auxiliary method for evaluating animal experimental models.
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Neurosciences
Yuxiang Dai, Chen Yu, Lu Zhou, Longyang Cheng, Hongbin Ni, Weibang Liang
Summary: Overexpression of CXCR4 in glioma is correlated with patient survival, and its inhibition can reduce invasion and migration of glioma cells. Inhibiting Nur77 also decreases cancer progression associated with CXCR4.
