Marijn Struiksma

Statistical learning and rhythmic ability in Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Individual differences outweigh group effects

Speech segmentation is fundamental to language acquisition and is likely supported by Statistical Learning (SL). Research on SL is inconclusive as to whether it can occur outside of the scope of attention. One open question is whether SL is impaired in individuals diagnosed with...

Corrugator activity reflects integrated simulation and multifaceted evaluation when processing affective language: Frowning responses to reading about emotions of morally good and bad characters

Abstract Corrugator supercilii (“frowning muscle”) activity tracks affective valence of linguistic stimuli. According to embodied cognition accounts, this reflects simulation of the emotion at lexical and/or situational levels. Additionally, it may indicate evaluation, i.e., how...