‘Disentangling Semantic Composition and Semantic Association in the Left Temporal Lobe’ with Liina Pylkkänen
11/16/22 • 64 min
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In this episode, I talk with Liina Pylkkänen, Professor of Linguistics and Psychology at NYU, about her research program, and in particular her recent paper ‘Disentangling semantic composition and semantic association in the left temporal lobe’.
Li J, Pylkkänen L. Disentangling semantic composition and semantic association in the left temporal lobe. J Neurosci 2021; 41: 6526-38. [doi]
In this episode, I talk with Liina Pylkkänen, Professor of Linguistics and Psychology at NYU, about her research program, and in particular her recent paper ‘Disentangling semantic composition and semantic association in the left temporal lobe’.
Li J, Pylkkänen L. Disentangling semantic composition and semantic association in the left temporal lobe. J Neurosci 2021; 41: 6526-38. [doi]
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The Language Neuroscience Podcast - ‘Disentangling Semantic Composition and Semantic Association in the Left Temporal Lobe’ with Liina Pylkkänen
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Welcome to Episode 24 of the Language Neuroscience Podcast. I'm Stephen Wilson. Thanks for listening. My guest today is Liina Pylkkanen, Professor of Linguistics and Psychology at NYU. Liina investigates the neural basis of semantic and syntactic combinatorial processing using magnetoencephalography, or MEG.
Stephen WilsonMuch of her work is characterized by elegant, carefully constructed experime
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