Does the brain really know what word is coming next?

Apparent neural encoding of future words may arise from the statistical structure of language itself, rather than from predictive computations in the brain.

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eLife
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2026-04-16
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https://doi.org/10.7554/elife.111163
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Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism
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Does the brain really know what word is coming next?

Richard Antonello
eLife
Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism
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Does the brain really know what word is coming next?

Richard Antonello
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Abstract

Apparent neural encoding of future words may arise from the statistical structure of language itself, rather than from predictive computations in the brain.

eLifeVol. 15
Columbia University (US)
Openalex Percentile: Top 10%
Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism
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