Interpreting dissociations between regular and irregular past-tense morphology: Evidence from event-related potentials

Cognitive, Affective and Behavioral Neuroscience

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 178-194

  Justus, Timothy ^a   Larsen, Jary ^a   Davies, Paul De Mornay ^b   Swick, Diane ^a,c  

^a VA NORTHERN CALIFORNIA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; PHONETICS; SEMANTIC MEMORY; ADULT; AUDITORY STIMULATION; BRAIN MAPPING; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED RESPONSE; MENTAL FUNCTION; METHODOLOGY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; SEMANTICS;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADULT; BRAIN MAPPING; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL PROCESSES; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REACTION TIME; SEMANTICS;

EID: 52249124561     PISSN: 15307026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/CABN.8.2.178     Document Type: Article

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