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Broca’s Area Is Not a Natural Kind by Fedorenko, Evelina, Blank, Idan A.

“…Theories of human cognition prominently feature 'Broca’s area', which causally contributes to a myriad of mental functions. However, Broca’s area is not a…”
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What are large language models supposed to model? by Blank, Idan A.

“…Do large language models (LLMs) constitute a computational account of how humans process language? And if so, what is the role of (psycho)linguistic theory in…”
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No evidence for differences among language regions in their temporal receptive windows by Blank, Idan A., Fedorenko, Evelina

“…The “core language network” consists of left frontal and temporal regions that are selectively engaged in linguistic processing. Whereas functional differences…”
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Lack of selectivity for syntax relative to word meanings throughout the language network by Fedorenko, Evelina, Blank, Idan Asher, Siegelman, Matthew, Mineroff, Zachary

“…To understand what you are reading now, your mind retrieves the meanings of words and constructions from a linguistic knowledge store (lexico-semantic…”
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Domain-General Brain Regions Do Not Track Linguistic Input as Closely as Language-Selective Regions by Blank, Idan A, Fedorenko, Evelina

“…Language comprehension engages a cortical network of left frontal and temporal regions. Activity in this network is language-selective, showing virtually no…”
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Activity in the fronto-parietal multiple-demand network is robustly associated with individual differences in working memory and fluid intelligence by Assem, Moataz, Blank, Idan A., Mineroff, Zachary, Ademoğlu, Ahmet, Fedorenko, Evelina

“…Numerous brain lesion and fMRI studies have linked individual differences in executive abilities and fluid intelligence to brain regions of the fronto-parietal…”
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Dissociating language and thought in large language models by Mahowald, Kyle, Ivanova, Anna A., Blank, Idan A., Kanwisher, Nancy, Tenenbaum, Joshua B., Fedorenko, Evelina

“…Formal linguistic competence (getting the form of language right) and functional linguistic competence (using language to accomplish goals in the world) are…”
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Syntactic processing is distributed across the language system by Blank, Idan, Balewski, Zuzanna, Mahowald, Kyle, Fedorenko, Evelina

“…Language comprehension recruits an extended set of regions in the human brain. Is syntactic processing localized to a particular region or regions within this…”
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Robust Effects of Working Memory Demand during Naturalistic Language Comprehension in Language-Selective Cortex by Shain, Cory, Blank, Idan A, Fedorenko, Evelina, Gibson, Edward, Schuler, William

“…To understand language, we must infer structured meanings from real-time auditory or visual signals. Researchers have long focused on word-by-word structure…”
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Functionally distinct language and Theory of Mind networks are synchronized at rest and during language comprehension by Paunov, Alexander M, Blank, Idan A, Fedorenko, Evelina

“…Communication requires the abilities to generate and interpret utterances and to infer the beliefs, desires, and goals of others ("Theory of Mind"; ToM). These…”
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The Small and Efficient Language Network of Polyglots and Hyper-polyglots by Jouravlev, Olessia, Mineroff, Zachary, Blank, Idan A, Fedorenko, Evelina

“…Abstract Acquiring a foreign language is challenging for many adults. Yet certain individuals choose to acquire sometimes dozens of languages and often just…”
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An Attempt to Conceptually Replicate the Dissociation between Syntax and Semantics during Sentence Comprehension by Siegelman, Matthew, Blank, Idan A., Mineroff, Zachary, Fedorenko, Evelina

“…Is sentence structure processed by the same neural and cognitive resources that are recruited for processing word meanings, or do structure and meaning rely on…”
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An Integrated Neural Framework for Dynamic and Static Face Processing by Bernstein, Michal, Erez, Yaara, Blank, Idan, Yovel, Galit

“…Faces convey rich information including identity, gender and expression. Current neural models of face processing suggest a dissociation between the processing…”
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Functional characterization of the language network of polyglots and hyperpolyglots with precision fMRI by Malik-Moraleda, Saima, Jouravlev, Olessia, Taliaferro, Maya, Mineroff, Zachary, Cucu, Theodore, Mahowald, Kyle, Blank, Idan A, Fedorenko, Evelina

“…How do polyglots-individuals who speak five or more languages-process their languages, and what can this population tell us about the language system? Using…”
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Can neuroimaging help aphasia researchers? Addressing generalizability, variability, and interpretability by Blank, Idan A., Kiran, Swathi, Fedorenko, Evelina

“…Neuroimaging studies of individuals with brain damage seek to link brain structure and activity to cognitive impairments, spontaneous recovery, or treatment…”
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The Natural Stories corpus: a reading-time corpus of English texts containing rare syntactic constructions by Futrell, Richard, Gibson, Edward, Tily, Harry J., Blank, Idan, Vishnevetsky, Anastasia, Piantadosi, Steven T., Fedorenko, Evelina

“…It is now a common practice to compare models of human language processing by comparing how well they predict behavioral and neural measures of processing…”
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Watching videos of a drawing hand improves students' understanding of the normal probability distribution by Zhang, Icy Yunyi, Guo, Xiaohan Hanna, Son, Ji Y, Blank, Idan A, Stigler, James W

“…Understanding normal probability distributions is a crucial objective in mathematics and statistics education. Drawing upon cognitive psychology research, this…”
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Probabilistic atlas for the language network based on precision fMRI data from >800 individuals by Lipkin, Benjamin, Tuckute, Greta, Affourtit, Josef, Small, Hannah, Mineroff, Zachary, Kean, Hope, Jouravlev, Olessia, Rakocevic, Lara, Pritchett, Brianna, Siegelman, Matthew, Hoeflin, Caitlyn, Pongos, Alvincé, Blank, Idan A., Struhl, Melissa Kline, Ivanova, Anna, Shannon, Steven, Sathe, Aalok, Hoffmann, Malte, Nieto-Castañón, Alfonso, Fedorenko, Evelina

“…Two analytic traditions characterize fMRI language research. One relies on averaging activations across individuals. This approach has limitations: because of…”
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The neural architecture of language: Integrative modeling converges on predictive processing by Schrimpf, Martin, Blank, Idan Asher, Tuckute, Greta, Kauf, Carina, Hosseini, Eghbal A., Kanwisher, Nancy, Tenenbaum, Joshua B., Fedorenko, Evelina

“…The neuroscience of perception has recently been revolutionized with an integrative modeling approach in which computation, brain function, and behavior are…”
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The Language Network Reliably "Tracks" Naturalistic Meaningful Nonverbal Stimuli by Sueoka, Yotaro, Paunov, Alexander, Tanner, Alyx, Blank, Idan A, Ivanova, Anna, Fedorenko, Evelina

“…The language network, comprised of brain regions in the left frontal and temporal cortex, responds robustly and reliably during language comprehension but…”
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