IDLaS-DE – A Web-Based Platform for Running Customized Studies on Individual Differences in German Language Skills [PDF]
Individuals vary substantially in their language skills. The Individual Differences in Language Skills Test Battery (IDLaS) is a tool to assess variability in (1) linguistic experience, (2) general cognitive skills implicated in language, including ...
Sandra Bethke +5 more
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A harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) shows extensive respiratory control in sound production [PDF]
The duration of animal vocalizations varies between and within species. Which mammals can learn to control this duration? Such respiratory production learning is a scarcely studied subcomponent of vocal learning.
Diandra Duengen +2 more
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Timing precision of the Individual Differences in Dutch Language Skills (IDLaS-NL) test battery [PDF]
Online experimentation has become an essential tool in cognitive psychology, offering access to diverse participant samples. However, remote testing introduces variability in stimulus presentation and response timing due to differences in participant ...
Janay Monen +11 more
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Assessing the effects of common variation in the FOXP2 gene on human brain structure
The FOXP2 transcription factor is one of the most well-known genes to have been implicated in developmental speech and language disorders. Rare mutations disrupting the function of this gene have been described in different families and cases. In a large
Martine eHoogman +5 more
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Breathing for answering: the time course of response planning in conversation.
In this study, we investigate the timing of pre-answer inbreaths in order to shed light on the time course of response planning and execution in conversational turn-taking.
Francisco eTorreira +3 more
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Keeping it simple: Studying grammatical encoding with lexically-reduced item sets
Compared to the large body of work on lexical access, little research has been done on grammatical encoding in language production. An exception is the generation of subject-verb agreement.
Alma eVeenstra +4 more
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The role of native-language knowledge in the perception of casual speech in a second language
Casual speech processes, such as /t/-reduction, make word recognition harder. Additionally, word-recognition is also harder in a second language (L2). Combining these challenges, we investigated whether L2 learners have recourse to knowledge from their ...
Holger eMitterer, Annelie eTuinman
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We report on an fMRI syntactic priming experiment in which we measure brain activity for participants who communicate with another participant outside the scanner.
Lotte eSchoot +6 more
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When Do CEO Temporal Focus and Board Interlocks Lead to Eco‐Innovation? A Configurational Approach
ABSTRACT In this study, we examine how different corporate governance profiles—combinations of CEOs' temporal focus profiles and board interlocks—shape corporate eco‐innovation. Integrating insights from the upper echelon perspective and the attention‐based view, we argue that board interlocks serve as conduits for new knowledge and capabilities that ...
Paula Villalba‐Ríos, Tine Buyl
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It is usually assumed that modern language is a recent phenomenon, coinciding with the emergence of modern humans themselves. Many assume as well that this is the result of a single, sudden mutation giving rise to the full modern package.
Dan eDediu, Stephen C Levinson
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