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Top-down Modulation of Brain Responses in Spelling Error Recognition

Larionova, E.·Garakh, Z.·Martynova, O.
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The task being undertaken can influence orthographic, phonological and semantic processes. In linguistic research, two tasks are most often used: a task requiring a decision in relation to the presented word and a passive reading task which does not require a decision regarding the presented word. The results of studies using these different tasks are not always consistent. This study aimed to explore brain responses associated with the process of recognition of spelling errors, as well as the influence of the task on this process. Event-related potentials (ERPs) were recorded in 40 adults during an orthographic decision task to determine correctly spelled words and words written with errors that did not change the phonology and during the passive reading. During spelling recognition, the early stages up to 100 ms after the stimulus were automatic and did not depend on the requirements of the task. The amplitude of the N1 component (90-160 ms) was greater in the orthographic decision task, but did not depend on the correct spelling of the word. Late word recognition after 350-500 ms was task dependent, but spelling effects were similar across the two tasks: misspelled words evoked an increase in the amplitude of the N400 component related to lexical and semantic processing regardless of the task. In addition, the orthographic decision task modulated spelling effects, this was reflected in an increase in the amplitude of the P2 component (180-260 ms) for correctly spelled words compared with misspelled words. Thus, our results show that spelling recognition involves general lexico-semantic processes independent of the task. Simultaneously, the orthographic decision task modulates the spelling-specific processes necessary to quickly detect conflicts between orthographic and phonological representations of words in memory. HighlightsO_LIThe influence of task on the recognition of correct spelling of words was studied C_LIO_LISublexical stages during spelling recognition are task-independent C_LIO_LIThe amplitude of the P1, N1 and P600 components is not sensitive to the spelling of words C_LIO_LIThe orthographic decision task modulates the spelling processes at 180-260 ms C_LIO_LISpelling recognition modulates the N400 component regardless of the task C_LI

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Larionova, E., Garakh, Z., Martynova, O.. 2023-01-16. Top-down Modulation of Brain Responses in Spelling Error Recognition. https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.01.13.523923

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