How the Brain Works to Decode Words (IMAGE)

New York University

How the Brain Works to Decode Words

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The figure shows how the brain works to decode the different aspects of words over time, with phonetics (i.e., sounds) processed first and most quickly and semantic meaning coming later and taking longer.

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Laura Gwilliams

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