Word contexts enhance the neural representation of individual letters in early visual cortex

Letters are more easily identified when embedded in a word. Here, the authors show that word contexts can enhance letter information in early visual cortex, suggesting that the advantage offered by words occurs already during early perceptual processing.

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Autores principales: Micha Heilbron, David Richter, Matthias Ekman, Peter Hagoort, Floris P. de Lange
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:6c84409375f44ecc8be32d2954180ad42021-12-02T15:39:26ZWord contexts enhance the neural representation of individual letters in early visual cortex10.1038/s41467-019-13996-42041-1723https://doaj.org/article/6c84409375f44ecc8be32d2954180ad42020-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-13996-4https://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723Letters are more easily identified when embedded in a word. Here, the authors show that word contexts can enhance letter information in early visual cortex, suggesting that the advantage offered by words occurs already during early perceptual processing.Micha HeilbronDavid RichterMatthias EkmanPeter HagoortFloris P. de LangeNature PortfolioarticleScienceQENNature Communications, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2020)
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Micha Heilbron
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Matthias Ekman
Peter Hagoort
Floris P. de Lange
Word contexts enhance the neural representation of individual letters in early visual cortex
description Letters are more easily identified when embedded in a word. Here, the authors show that word contexts can enhance letter information in early visual cortex, suggesting that the advantage offered by words occurs already during early perceptual processing.
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author Micha Heilbron
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Peter Hagoort
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title Word contexts enhance the neural representation of individual letters in early visual cortex
title_short Word contexts enhance the neural representation of individual letters in early visual cortex
title_full Word contexts enhance the neural representation of individual letters in early visual cortex
title_fullStr Word contexts enhance the neural representation of individual letters in early visual cortex
title_full_unstemmed Word contexts enhance the neural representation of individual letters in early visual cortex
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