Journal article
A label isn't just a label: Brief training leads to label-dependent visuo-cortical processing in adults
Neuropsychologia, Vol.178, pp.108443-108443
01/07/2023
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2022.108443
PMID: 36481257
Abstract
The current study examines the extent to which hearing individual-level names (e.g., Jimmy) and category-level labels (e.g., Hitchel) paired with novel objects impacts neural responses across a brief (6 min) learning period. Event-related Potentials (ERPs) were recorded while adult participants (n = 44) viewed and heard exemplars of two different species of named novel objects. ERPs were examined for each labeling condition and compared across the first and second half of the learning trials (∼3 min/half). Mean amplitude decreased for the P1 and increased for the N170 from the first to the second half of trials. The decrease in P1 was right lateralized. In addition, the P1 amplitude recorded over right occipitotemporal regions was greater than left occipitotemporal areas, but only for objects paired with individual-level labels. Category-level labels did not show regional P1 differences. The N250 component was greatest over the right occipitotemporal region and was enhanced for objects labeled with individual-level relative to category-level names during the second half of trials. Overall, these findings highlight the unfolding of label-dependent visual processing across a short training period in adults. The results suggest that linguistic labels have an important, top-down impact, on visual processing and that label specificity shapes visuo-cortical responses within a 6-min learning period.
•Verbal labels have a top-down impact on visual processing.•Label specificity shapes visuo-cortical responses within a 6-min learning period.•P1 occipital temporal ERP response decreased in magnitude from the first to the second half of learning.•Individual-level, but not category-level labels, paired with novel objects increased the occipitotemporal N250 ERP response.•Results are consistent with the label-feedback hypothesis and show linguistic labels impact early visuo-cortical processing.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- A label isn't just a label: Brief training leads to label-dependent visuo-cortical processing in adults
- Creators
- Ethan Kutlu - University of IowaRyan Barry-Anwar - University of FloridaZoe Pestana - University of California, DavisAndreas Keil - University of FloridaLisa S. Scott - University of Florida
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Neuropsychologia, Vol.178, pp.108443-108443
- Publisher
- Elsevier Ltd
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2022.108443
- PMID
- 36481257
- ISSN
- 0028-3932
- eISSN
- 1873-3514
- Grant note
- DOI: 10.13039/100000001, name: National Science Foundation, award: BCS-1728133
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/07/2023
- Academic Unit
- Linguistics; Psychological and Brain Sciences; Center for Social Science Innovation
- Record Identifier
- 9984446263102771
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