A comparison of semantic and syntactic event related potentials generated by children and adults

被引：59

作者：

Atchley, Ruth Ann ^{[1
]}

Rice, Mabel L.

Betz, Stacy K.

Kwasny, Kristin M.

Sereno, Joan A.

Jongman, Allard

机构：

[1] Univ Kansas, Dept Psychol, Lawrence, KS 66045 USA

[2] Univ Washington, Dept Speech & Hearing, Seattle, WA 98105 USA

[3] Univ Kansas, Dept Linguist, Lawrence, KS 66045 USA

来源：

BRAIN AND LANGUAGE | 2006年 / 99卷 / 03期

基金：

美国国家科学基金会;

关键词：

child language; event related potentials; P600; syntactic processing; semantics;

D O I：

10.1016/j.bandl.2005.08.005

中图分类号：

R36 [病理学]; R76 [耳鼻咽喉科学];

学科分类号：

100104 ; 100213 ;

摘要：

The present study employs event related potentials (ERPs) to verify the utility of using electrophysiological measures to study developmental questions within the field of language comprehension. Established ERP components (N400 and P600) that reflect semantic and syntactic processing were examined. Fifteen adults and 14 children (ages 8-13) processed spoken stimuli containing either semantic or syntactic anomalies. Adult participants showed a significant N400 in response to semantic anomalies and P600 components in response to syntactic anomalies. Children also show evidence of both ERP components. The children's N400 component differed from the adults' in scalp location, latency, and component amplitude. The children's P600 was remarkably similar to the P600 shown by adults in scalp location, component amplitude, and component latency. Theoretical implication for theories of language comprehension in adults and children will be discussed. (c) 2005 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：236 / 246

页数：11

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