title: Electrophysiological correlates of noun-verb processing in adults.
abstract: Auditory event related potentials (ERPs) were recorded to a series of nouns and verbs while 16 adults watched videotaped scenes. The scenes depicted an individual using objects or performing actions that were either labeled or not named by the auditorily presented nouns or verbs. Electrodes were placed over the left and right hemisphere frontal, temporal, and parietal regions of the scalp. Analyses compared ERPs elicited by words that matched or failed to match the scenes. Marked changes were noted in the ERPs recorded from electrode placements across the two hemispheres in response to words that served two different syntactic functions. This procedure is viewed as a useful technique for use with younger subject populations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale 62901-6502, USA.
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Molfese
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Burger-Judisch
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Gill
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Golinkoff
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Hirsch-Pasek
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005072:Evoked Potentials, Auditory; D005260:Female; D005625:Frontal Lobe / Q000502:physiology; D007839:Functional Laterality; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010775:Photic Stimulation; D013702:Temporal Lobe / Q000502:physiology