Neural network processing of natural language: I. Sensitivity to serial, temporal and abstract structure of language in the infant

Language and Cognitive Processes

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 87-127

  Dominey, Peter Ford ^a   Ramus, Franck ^b  

^a INSTITUT DES SCIENCES COGNITIVES   (France)

^b PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

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Indexed keywords

CONCEPT FORMATION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LEARNING; NERVE CELL NETWORK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0034120139     PISSN: 01690965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/016909600386129     Document Type: Review

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