A Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study of Phrase Structure and Subject Island Violations

• Published in: Journal of cognitive neuroscience Vol. 37; no. 2; p. 414
• Main Authors: Matchin, William, Almeida, Diogo, Hickok, Gregory, Sprouse, Jon
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.02.2025
• Subjects: Adult; Brain - blood supply; Brain - physiology; Brain Mapping; Comprehension - physiology; Female; Humans; Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Psycholinguistics; Semantics; Young Adult

In principle, functional neuroimaging provides uniquely informative data in addressing linguistic questions, because it can indicate distinct processes that are not apparent from behavioral data alone. This could involve adjudicating the source of unacceptability via the different patterns of elicit...