Causal role of frontocentral beta oscillation in comprehending linguistic communicative functions
Wenshuo Chang,
Xiaoxi Zhao,
Lihui Wang
et al.
Abstract:Linguistic communication is often considered as an action serving the function of conveying the speaker’s goal to the addressee. Although neuroimaging studies have suggested a role of the motor system in comprehending communicative functions, the underlying mechanism is yet to be specified. Here, by 2 EEG experiments and a tACS experiment, we demonstrate that the frontocentral beta oscillation, which represents action states, plays a crucial part in linguistic communication understanding. Participants read scr… Show more
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