Neuroscience as a window into discourse processing

The influence of Walter Kintsch

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ID11273641
AuthorsEvelyn C Ferstl (0000-0001-8335-1276, Cognitive Science and Gender Studies, Freiburg University, corresponding author)
Year2024
Volume61
Issue6-7
Pages359-363
Publication date2024-08-08
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueDiscourse Processes (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0163-853X • E-ISSN: 1532-6950
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/0163853x.2024.2365097
OpenAlexW4400325802
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited32

Neuroscientific methods have greatly enhanced our understanding of cognition and language processing. However, their results are not always in line with predictions from models of discourse comprehension. In this essay I reflect on the impact Walter Kintsch’s work has had on neuroscientific investigations and on how models of discourse comprehension need to accommodate the blurring of distinctions that were previously taken for granted, and additionally, I sketch out a few of the recent developments in the field

Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Cognitive science · Comprehension · Discourse analysis · Embodied cognition · Field (mathematics · Linguistics · Reading (process · Reading comprehension · Sketch · Window (computing · Action Observation and Synchronization · Computer Science · Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism · Neuroscience · Psychology · Reading and Literacy Development · Artificial Intelligence

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