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N400: a standalone construct

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N4001 CONSTRUCTN400KUTAS · PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY

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Psychophysiology

a negative brain potential near 400 ms that grows when a word does not fit its meaningful context.

In psychophysiology, N400 refers to a negative brain potential near 400 ms that grows when a word does not fit its meaningful context. This meaning comes from Kutas (1980) in Science.[1]

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References

  1. Kutas, M., & Hillyard, S. A. (1980). Reading Senseless Sentences: Brain Potentials Reflect Semantic Incongruity. Science, 207(4427), 203-205. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.7350657

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