Semantic encoding during language comprehension at single-cell resolution | Nature

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Download PDF Subjects Language Neural decoding Abstract From sequences of speech sounds 1 , 2 or letters 3 , humans can extract rich and nuanced meaning through language. This capacity is essential for human communication. Yet, despite a growing understanding of the brain areas that support linguistic and semantic processing 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , the derivation of linguistic meaning in neural tissue at the cellular level and over the timescale of action potentials remains largely unknown. Here we recorded from single cells in the left language-dominant prefrontal cortex as par

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