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One, two, or many mechanisms? The brain's processing of complex words
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The heated debate over whether there is only a single mechanism or two mechanisms for morphology has diverted valuable research energy away from the more critical questions about the neural computations involved in the comprehension and production of morphologically complex forms. Cognitive neuroscience data implicate many brain areas. All extant models, whether they rely on a connectionist network or espouse two mechanisms, are too underspecified to explain why more than a few brain areas differ in their activity during the processing of regular and irregular forms. No one doubts that the brain treats regular and irregular words differently, but brain data indicate that a simplistic account will not do. It is time for us to search for the critical factors free from theoretical blinders.
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MÜNTE, Thomas F., RODRÍGUEZ FORNELLS, Antoni and KUTAS, Marta. One, two, or many mechanisms? The brain's processing of complex words. Behavioral and Brain Sciences. 1999. Vol. 22, num. 6, pags. 1031-1032. ISSN 0140-525X. [consulted: 17 of August of 2026]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/65300