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paper, 2020 ScienceSites 9/18/24 paper, 2020 ScienceSites 9/18/24

Comprehension of computer code relies primarily on domain-general executive brain regions

Ivanova, A. A., Srikant, S., Sueoka, Y., Kean, H., Dhamala, R., O'Reilly, U. M., Bers M. & Fedorenko, E. 2020. eLife, 9, e58906. DOI: 10.7554/eLife.58906. PMID: 33319744. PMC7738192. 
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Reduced language lateralization is a robust marker of the broader autism phenotype

Jouravlev, O., Kell, A., Mineroff, Z., Haskins, AJ, Ayyash, D., Kanwisher, N. & Fedorenko, E. 2020. Autism Research, 13(10), 1746-1761. DOI: 10.1002/aur.2393. PMID: 32935455.
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The small and efficient language network of polyglots and hyperpolyglots

Jouravlev, O., Mineroff, Z., Blank, I. & Fedorenko, E. 2020. Cerebral Cortex, 31(1), 62-76. DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhaa205. PMID: 32820332. PMC7727365.
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Activity in the fronto-parietal Multiple-Demand network is robustly associated with individual differences in working memory and fluid intelligence

Assem, M., Blank, I., Mineroff, Z., Ademoglu, A. & Fedorenko, E. 2020. Cortex, 131, 1-16. DOI: 10.1016/j.cortex.2020.06.013. PMID: 32777623. PMC7530021.
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Lack of selectivity for syntax relative to word meanings throughout the language network

Fedorenko, E., Blank, I., Siegelman, M. & Mineroff, Z. 2020. Cognition, 203, 104348. DOI: 10.1016/j.cognition.2020.104348. PMID: 32569894. PMC7483589.
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paper, 2020 ScienceSites 9/18/24 paper, 2020 ScienceSites 9/18/24

No evidence for differences among language regions in their temporal receptive windows

Blank, I. & Fedorenko, E. 2020. NeuroImage, 219, 116925. DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2020.116925. PMID: 32407994. PMC9392830.
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The domain-general multiple demand (MD) network does not support core aspects of language comprehension: A large-scale fMRI investigation

Diachek, E.*, Blank, I.*, Siegelman, M.*, Affourtit J. & Fedorenko, E. 2020. Journal of Neuroscience, 40(23), 4536-4550. DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2036-19.2020. PMID: 32317387. PMC7275862. 
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Broca’s area is not a natural kind

Fedorenko, E. & Blank, I. 2020. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 24(4), 270-284. DOI: 10.1016/j.tics.2020.01.001. PMID: 32160565. PMC7211504.
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fMRI reveals language-specific predictive coding during naturalistic sentence comprehension

Shain, C.*, Blank, I.*, Van Shijndel, M., Schuler, W. & Fedorenko, E. 2020. Neuropsychologia, 138, 107307. DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2019.107307. PMID: 31874149. PMC7140726.
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Composition is the core driver of the language-selective network

Mollica, F.*, Siegelman, M.*, Diachek, E., Piantadosi, S., Mineroff, Z., Futrell, R., Kean H., Qian, P. & Fedorenko, E. 2020. Neurobiology of Language, 1(1), 104-134. DOI: 10.1162/nol_a_00005. PMID: 36794007. PMC9923699.
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Gene expression correlates of the cortical network underlying sentence processing

Kong, X., Tzourio-Mazoyer, M., Joliot, M., Fedorenko, E., Liu, J., Fisher, S.E. & Francks, C. 2020. Neurobiology of Language, 1(1), 77-103. DOI: 10.1162/nol_a_00004. PMID: 36794006. PMC9923707.
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Do domain-general executive resources play a role in linguistic prediction? Re-evaluation of the evidence and a path forward

Ryskin, R., Levy, R. & Fedorenko, E. 2020. Neuropsychologia, 136, 107258. DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2019.107258. PMID: 31730774.
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Discourse-level comprehension engages medial frontal Theory of Mind brain regions even for expository texts

Jacoby, N. & Fedorenko, E. 2020. Language, Cognition and Neuroscience, 35(6). 780-796. DOI: 10.1080/23273798.2018.1525494. PMID: 32984430. PMC7518647.
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