Short Wave

Micro Wave: Spreading Warm Bread With Socks

Aug 7, 2020 · 9 min · 9.1 MB
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It's another Micro Wave! Today, what happens in your brain when you notice a semantic or grammatical mistake ... according to neuroscience. Sarah Phillips, a neurolinguist, tells us all about the N400 and the P600 responses.

Plus, we dive into some listener mail — which you can send to us by emailing shortwave@npr.org.

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