Dr. Kara Federmeier - How the Brain Interprets Language

How do you recognize a person, a word, or an object? We are constantly processing visual information and accessing parts of the brain that store meaning so quickly that it seems instantaneous. It all happens without us even thinking about it consciously. From studying the way we recognize patterns and learn language, researchers are able to understand how we interpret the complex electrical impulses of neurons firing in the brain.

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