David Beltrán
Biographic Data
| ID | 3076395 |
|---|---|
| NAME | David Beltrán |
| GIVEN NAMES | David |
| FAMILY NAME | Beltrán |
| SIGNATURE | BELTRÁN D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1658-5915 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Inhibitory states modulate the processing of negated concepts in existential sentences. Evidence from ERPs
The Reusing Inhibition for Negation (RIN) hypothesis proposes that linguistic negation recruits neural mechanisms involved in inhibitory control. Previous research has shown that processing existential negation can influence response inhibition. The present study examines the reciprocal relationship, testing whether inhibitory states modulate the processing of existential negation. In this event-related potentials (ERP) study, each trial began wi…
Neural correlates of emotional word learning and processing in L1 and L2 speakers
This study examined how newly learned emotional meanings influence word processing in first-language (L1) and second-language (L2) speakers. Participants learned Chinese pseudowords paired with disgusted, sad or neutral faces. Generalization and refreshing tests assessed whether the learned meanings extended beyond specific pairings, and event-related potentials (ERPs) were recorded during a modified lexical decision task to probe neural processi…
Syntactic and emotional interplay in second language: Emotional resonance but not proficiency modulates affective influences on L2 syntactic processing
Previous research has demonstrated the influence of emotions during linguistic processing, indicating the interactivity of both processes in the brain. However, little is known regarding such interplay in a second language (L2). This study addressed this question by examining the reading effects of syntactic violations while processing L2 emotional and neutral statements. Forty-six Spanish-English bilinguals with various levels of L2 proficiency …
Language proficiency modulates L2 orthographic learning mechanism: Evidence from event-related brain potentials in overt naming
The present study investigates bilinguals’ capacity to rapidly establish memory traces for novel word forms in a second language (L2), as a function of L2 linguistic proficiency. A group of Chinese-English bilinguals with various English proficiency levels were presented with a reading-aloud task, consisting of 16 pseudowords and 16 English words repeatedly presented across six training exposures. Behavioral and neurophysiological data were colle…
The negation-induced forgetting effect remains even after reducing associative interference
Recent research has provided evidence that negation processing recruits the neural network of response inhibition (de Vega et al., 2016). Furthermore, inhibition mechanisms also play a role in human memory. In two experiments, we aimed to assess how producing a negation in a verification task may impact long-term memory. Experiment 1 used the same memory paradigm as Mayo et al. (2014), consisting of several phases: first, reading a story describi…
La Iglesia de Nano, Bio, Info, Cogno. Algunas reflexiones profanas sobre la existencia de cíborgs monstruosos latino-americanos
En este artículo analizo la Iglesia de Nano, Bio, Info, Cogno, una serie de performances multimediales fraguados por la artista, activista e investigadora colombiana Praba Pilar entre 2004 y 2013. Dado que realicé este estudio durante el confinamiento ocasionado por la pandemia de SARS-CoV-2, planteo algunas reflexiones sobre el ejercicio etnográfico “en diferido”, a través de recursos digitales y mediante el trabajo con imágenes, desde una persp…
Regional accents modulate perspective in geographical space
In this study, participants listened to first-person statements that mentioned a character who was approaching a geographical location close to (Tenerife, Canary Islands) or distant from the participant (Madrid, Spanish peninsula), pronounced with either the participants' local or a distal regional accent. Participants more often judged approaching statements as coherent when they refer to a close place pronounced with local accent or refer to a …
Inhibitory Mechanisms in the Processing of Negations: A Neural Reuse Hypothesis
Negation is known to have inhibitory consequences for the information under its scope. However, how it produces such effects remains poorly understood. Recently, it has been proposed that negation processing might be implemented at the neural level by the recruitment of inhibitory and cognitive control mechanisms. On this line, this manuscript offers the hypothesis that negation reuses general-domain mechanisms that subserve inhibition in other n…
Context effects on the spontaneous production of negation
There has been a substantial amount of research that has examined how context affects people's understanding of negation. Many authors argue that negation is more plausible or natural in some contexts than in others. For these authors, it is reasonable to negate a proposition only when it is presupposed. However, this assumption has been indirectly inferred from comprehension studies. None of them checked if the frequency of the spontaneous use o…
Inhibitory Mechanisms in the Processing of Negations: A Neural Reuse Hypothesis
Negation is known to have inhibitory consequences for the information under its scope. However, how it produces such effects remains poorly understood. Recently, it has been proposed that negation processing might be implemented at the neural level by the recruitment of inhibitory and cognitive control mechanisms. On this line, this manuscript offers the hypothesis that negation reuses general-domain mechanisms that subserve inhibition in other n…
Context effects on the spontaneous production of negation
There has been a substantial amount of research that has examined how context affects people's understanding of negation. Many authors argue that negation is more plausible or natural in some contexts than in others. For these authors, it is reasonable to negate a proposition only when it is presupposed. However, this assumption has been indirectly inferred from comprehension studies. None of them checked if the frequency of the spontaneous use o…
Syntactic and emotional interplay in second language: Emotional resonance but not proficiency modulates affective influences on L2 syntactic processing
Previous research has demonstrated the influence of emotions during linguistic processing, indicating the interactivity of both processes in the brain. However, little is known regarding such interplay in a second language (L2). This study addressed this question by examining the reading effects of syntactic violations while processing L2 emotional and neutral statements. Forty-six Spanish-English bilinguals with various levels of L2 proficiency …
Context effects on the spontaneous production of negation
There has been a substantial amount of research that has examined how context affects people's understanding of negation. Many authors argue that negation is more plausible or natural in some contexts than in others. For these authors, it is reasonable to negate a proposition only when it is presupposed. However, this assumption has been indirectly inferred from comprehension studies. None of them checked if the frequency of the spontaneous use o…
Inhibitory Mechanisms in the Processing of Negations: A Neural Reuse Hypothesis
Negation is known to have inhibitory consequences for the information under its scope. However, how it produces such effects remains poorly understood. Recently, it has been proposed that negation processing might be implemented at the neural level by the recruitment of inhibitory and cognitive control mechanisms. On this line, this manuscript offers the hypothesis that negation reuses general-domain mechanisms that subserve inhibition in other n…
Regional accents modulate perspective in geographical space
In this study, participants listened to first-person statements that mentioned a character who was approaching a geographical location close to (Tenerife, Canary Islands) or distant from the participant (Madrid, Spanish peninsula), pronounced with either the participants' local or a distal regional accent. Participants more often judged approaching statements as coherent when they refer to a close place pronounced with local accent or refer to a …
The negation-induced forgetting effect remains even after reducing associative interference
Recent research has provided evidence that negation processing recruits the neural network of response inhibition (de Vega et al., 2016). Furthermore, inhibition mechanisms also play a role in human memory. In two experiments, we aimed to assess how producing a negation in a verification task may impact long-term memory. Experiment 1 used the same memory paradigm as Mayo et al. (2014), consisting of several phases: first, reading a story describi…
La Iglesia de Nano, Bio, Info, Cogno. Algunas reflexiones profanas sobre la existencia de cíborgs monstruosos latino-americanos
En este artículo analizo la Iglesia de Nano, Bio, Info, Cogno, una serie de performances multimediales fraguados por la artista, activista e investigadora colombiana Praba Pilar entre 2004 y 2013. Dado que realicé este estudio durante el confinamiento ocasionado por la pandemia de SARS-CoV-2, planteo algunas reflexiones sobre el ejercicio etnográfico “en diferido”, a través de recursos digitales y mediante el trabajo con imágenes, desde una persp…
Language proficiency modulates L2 orthographic learning mechanism: Evidence from event-related brain potentials in overt naming
The present study investigates bilinguals’ capacity to rapidly establish memory traces for novel word forms in a second language (L2), as a function of L2 linguistic proficiency. A group of Chinese-English bilinguals with various English proficiency levels were presented with a reading-aloud task, consisting of 16 pseudowords and 16 English words repeatedly presented across six training exposures. Behavioral and neurophysiological data were colle…
Syntactic and emotional interplay in second language: Emotional resonance but not proficiency modulates affective influences on L2 syntactic processing
Previous research has demonstrated the influence of emotions during linguistic processing, indicating the interactivity of both processes in the brain. However, little is known regarding such interplay in a second language (L2). This study addressed this question by examining the reading effects of syntactic violations while processing L2 emotional and neutral statements. Forty-six Spanish-English bilinguals with various levels of L2 proficiency …
Inhibitory states modulate the processing of negated concepts in existential sentences. Evidence from ERPs
The Reusing Inhibition for Negation (RIN) hypothesis proposes that linguistic negation recruits neural mechanisms involved in inhibitory control. Previous research has shown that processing existential negation can influence response inhibition. The present study examines the reciprocal relationship, testing whether inhibitory states modulate the processing of existential negation. In this event-related potentials (ERP) study, each trial began wi…
Neural correlates of emotional word learning and processing in L1 and L2 speakers
This study examined how newly learned emotional meanings influence word processing in first-language (L1) and second-language (L2) speakers. Participants learned Chinese pseudowords paired with disgusted, sad or neutral faces. Generalization and refreshing tests assessed whether the learned meanings extended beyond specific pairings, and event-related potentials (ERPs) were recorded during a modified lexical decision task to probe neural processi…
Psychology (6 works) · Linguistics (5 works) · Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism (5 works) · Action Observation and Synchronization (4 works) · Cognitive psychology (4 works) · Cognition (3 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition (3 works) · Negation (3 works) · Artificial Intelligence (2 works)