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Establishing reference in language comprehension: An electrophysiological perspective by Van Berkum, Jos J.A, Koornneef, Arnout W, Otten, Marte, Nieuwland, Mante S

“…Abstract The electrophysiology of language comprehension has long been dominated by research on syntactic and semantic integration. However, to understand…”
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The interplay between semantic and referential aspects of anaphoric noun phrase resolution: Evidence from ERPs by Nieuwland, Mante S., Van Berkum, Jos J.A.

“…In this event-related brain potential (ERP) study, we examined how semantic and referential aspects of anaphoric noun phrase resolution interact during…”
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Right or Wrong? The Brain's Fast Response to Morally Objectionable Statements by Van Berkum, Jos J.A., Holleman, Bregje, Nieuwland, Mante, Otten, Marte, Murre, Jaap

“…How does the brain respond to statements that clash with a person's value system? We recorded eventrelated brain potentials while respondents from contrasting…”
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Retrieval and Unification of Syntactic Structure in Sentence Comprehension: an fMRI Study Using Word-Category Ambiguity by Snijders, Tineke M., Vosse, Theo, Kempen, Gerard, Van Berkum, Jos J.A., Petersson, Karl Magnus, Hagoort, Peter

“…Sentence comprehension requires the retrieval of single word information from long-term memory, and the integration of this information into multiword…”
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Does working memory capacity affect the ability to predict upcoming words in discourse? by Otten, Marte, Van Berkum, Jos J.A

“…Abstract Prior research has indicated that readers and listeners can use information in the prior discourse to rapidly predict specific upcoming words, as the…”
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Syntactic processes in speech production: the retrieval of grammatical gender by van Berkum, Jos J.A

“…Jescheniak and Levelt (Jescheniak, J.-D., Levelt, W.J.M. 1994. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory and Cognition 20 (4), 824–843) have…”
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Empathy matters: ERP evidence for inter-individual differences in social language processing by van den Brink, Daniëlle, Van Berkum, Jos J.A., Bastiaansen, Marcel C.M., Tesink, Cathelijne M.J.Y., Kos, Miriam, Buitelaar, Jan K., Hagoort, Peter

“…When an adult claims he cannot sleep without his teddy bear, people tend to react surprised. Language interpretation is, thus, influenced by social context,…”
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No laughing matter: How the presence of laughing witnesses changes the perception of insults by Otten, Marte, Mann, Liesbeth, van Berkum, Jos J.A., Jonas, Kai J.

“…Insults always sting, but the context in which they are delivered can make the effects even worse. Here we test how the brain processes insults, and whether…”
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On the use of verb-based implicit causality in sentence comprehension: Evidence from self-paced reading and eye tracking by Koornneef, Arnout W., Van Berkum, Jos J.A.

“…In two experiments, we examined the recent claim ( Stewart, Pickering, & Sanford, 2000) that verb-based implicit causality information is used during…”
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How robust is the language architecture? The case of mood by Van Berkum, Jos J A, De Goede, Dieuwke, Van Alphen, Petra M, Mulder, Emma R, Kerstholt, José H

“…In neurocognitive research on language, the processing principles of the system at hand are usually assumed to be relatively invariant. However, research on…”
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On sense and reference: Examining the functional neuroanatomy of referential processing by Nieuwland, Mante S., Petersson, Karl Magnus, Van Berkum, Jos J.A.

“…In an event-related fMRI study, we examined the cortical networks involved in establishing reference during language comprehension. We compared BOLD responses…”
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What makes a discourse constraining? Comparing the effects of discourse message and scenario fit on the discourse-dependent N400 effect by Otten, Marte, Van Berkum, Jos J.A

“…Abstract A discourse context provides a reader with a great deal of information that can provide constraints for further language processing, at several…”
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Early Referential Context Effects in Sentence Processing: Evidence from Event-Related Brain Potentials by van Berkum, Jos J.A., Brown, Colin M., Hagoort, Peter

“…An event-related brain potentials experiment was carried out to examine the interplay of referential and structural factors during sentence processing in…”
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Semantic Involvement of Initial and Final Lexical Embeddings during Sense-Making: The Advantage of Starting Late by van Alphen, Petra M, van Berkum, Jos J A

“…During spoken language interpretation, listeners rapidly relate the meaning of each individual word to what has been said before. However, spoken words often…”
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Inclusive affective neurolinguistics by van Berkum, Jos J. A.

“…This is a commentary on J.A. Hinojosa, E.M. Mareno, and P. Ferré's paper "Affective neurolinguistics: towards a framework for reconciling language and emotion"…”
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The neural integration of speaker and message by Van Berkum, Jos J A, van den Brink, Danielle, Tesink, Cathelijne M J Y, Kos, Miriam, Hagoort, Peter

“…When do listeners take into account who the speaker is? We asked people to listen to utterances whose content sometimes did not match inferences based on the…”
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When peanuts fall in love: N400 evidence for the power of discourse by Nieuwland, Mante S, Van Berkum, Jos J A

“…In linguistic theories of how sentences encode meaning, a distinction is often made between the context-free rule-based combination of lexical-semantic…”
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Anticipating Upcoming Words in Discourse: Evidence From ERPs and Reading Times by VanBerkum, Jos J. A, Brown, Colin M, Zwitserlood, Pienie, Kooijman, Valesca, Hagoort, Peter

“…The authors examined whether people can use their knowledge of the wider discourse rapidly enough to anticipate specific upcoming words as a sentence is…”
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Emotion in Stories: Facial EMG Evidence for Both Mental Simulation and Moral Evaluation by 't Hart, Björn, Struiksma, Marijn E, van Boxtel, Anton, van Berkum, Jos J A

“…Facial electromyography research shows that corrugator supercilii ("frowning muscle") activity tracks the emotional valence of linguistic stimuli. Grounded or…”
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Understanding Sentences in Context: What Brain Waves Can Tell Us by Van Berkum, Jos J. A.

“…Language comprehension looks pretty easy. You pick up a novel and simply enjoy the plot, or ponder the human condition. You strike a conversation and listen to…”
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