Comprehending conventional and novel metaphors: An ERP study

Brain Research

Volumn 1284, Issue , 2009, Pages 145-155

  Lai, Vicky Tzuyin ^a   Curran, Tim ^a   Menn, Lise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Figurative language; Metaphor; N400; Semantic integration; Sentence processing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LITERATURE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE;

BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; COMPREHENSION; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METAPHOR; REACTION TIME; SPEECH PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67651097710     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2009.05.088     Document Type: Article

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