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New MIT study finds neurons process language at varied timescales


MIT neuroscientists have used advanced techniques to identify brain clusters with distinct temporal windows for processing language.

MIT neuroscientists have identified several brain regions responsible for processing language using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). Now, using a more precise technique that involves recording electrical activity directly from the brain, MIT neuroscientists have identified different clusters of neurons that appear to process different amounts of linguistic context. Those data showed that activity gradually built up throughout several words in some neural populations in language processing regions when the participants read sentences.

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