ReviewTrends in cognitive sciences2023
Prediction during language comprehension: what is next?
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- Eye movements reveal a dissociation between prediction and structural processing difficulty in language comprehension.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026Article
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- A time-lagged psychological model of linguistic uncertainty, cognitive flexibility, and academic well-being among English major students.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Continuous developmental changes in word recognition and language learning across early childhood.eLife · 2026Article
- Mood modulations of emotional word processing: A predictive perspective view of EEG data.Cognitive, affective & behavioral neuroscience · 2026Article
- Constituent-constrained word prediction during language comprehension.Nature neuroscience · 2026Article
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- Executive resources shape the impact of language predictability across the adult lifespan.eLife · 2026Article
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- Neuropragmatics: from classical pragmatics to neurocognitive models of pragmatics in dialogue.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Review
- Agreement Errors Disrupt Eye Movements in Reading Only When They Are Detected.Open mind : discoveries in cognitive science · 2026Article
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Abstract
Prediction is often regarded as an integral aspect of incremental language comprehension, but little is known about the cognitive architectures and mechanisms that support it. We review studies showing that listeners and readers use all manner of contextual information to generate multifaceted predictions about upcoming input. The nature of these predictions may vary between individuals owing to differences in language experience, among other factors. We then turn to unresolved questions which may guide the search for the underlying mechanisms. (i) Is prediction essential to language processing or an optional strategy? (ii) Are predictions generated from within the language system or by domain-general processes? (iii) What is the relationship between prediction and memory? (iv) Does prediction in comprehension require simulation via the production system? We discuss promising directions for making progress in answering these questions and for developing a mechanistic understanding of prediction in language.
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