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post-N400 positivity: a standalone construct

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post-N400positivity1 CONSTRUCTPost-N400 positivityVAN PETTEN · PSYCHOLINGUISTICS

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a positive brain potential after the N400 that appears when a predicted word is replaced by an unexpected but plausible one, taken as a cost of failed prediction.

In psycholinguistics, post-N400 positivity refers to a positive brain potential after the N400 that appears when a predicted word is replaced by an unexpected but plausible one, taken as a cost of failed prediction. This meaning comes from Van Petten (2012) in International Journal of Psychophysiology.[1]

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  1. Van Petten, C., & Luka, B. J. (2012). Prediction during language comprehension: Benefits, costs, and ERP components. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 83(2), 176-190. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2011.09.015

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