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and phonological information in computing the meanings of words. The "division of labor"
between these two sources of information depends on factors such as frequency, phonological
consistency and semantic complexity. Although initially applied to English, the model can be used
to explore writing systems with different properties. We discuss how the triangle model can be
used to explore effects of writing systems on the reading process. From this perspective, we can
identify surprising similarities in how Chinese and English are read despite obvious differences
between the writing systems.
2042.3 A dual-route model of reading Chinese characters: A cognitive neuropsychological
approach, S.P. Law, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Case reports of impaired cognitive and linguistic abilities in brain-injured adults are recognized to
be a significant source of data for the development of models of normal cognitive and language
processing. While the cognitive neuropsychological approach to normal cognition has led to a
fruitful and ever-expanding research discipline in the west, its adoption to Chinese studies has
only begun in recent years and so far been limited to acquired dyslexia and dysgraphia. This paper
reviews published and newly completed case studies of Mandarin- and Cantonese-speaking
dyslexic patients. Existing data strongly support a dual-route model of reading Chinese, including
a semantic pathway and a lexically-mediated direct route.
2042.4 The time course of Chinese and English word reading: Evidence from event related
potential, Y. Liu 1 , C. Perfetti 1 , M. Wang 2 , 1 University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA;
2
University of Maryland, MD, USA
Written Chinese is very different from English both in its non-alphabetic appearance and the
principles that organize its mapping to language. Our question is how Chinese and English are
processed by Chinese-English bilinguals and American students who are learning Chinese as a
second language. High-resolution Event related potentials (ERP) was used to unfold the time
course of graphic, phonological and semantic processing of Chinese and English words. The brain
regions corresponding to above processes were calculated by using an ERP source localization
method. Although the general processing framework for both writing systems are universal, some
fine differences were found due to the characteristics of Chinese and English words.
2042.5 Language experience modulates brain activation, M. Chee, C.S. Soon, H.L. Lee,
Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory, Singapore, Singapore
Exposure to a second language modifies neural that can be demonstrated with brain imaging. With
written words, we found that semantic processing of words in the less familiar language results in
greater activation in a number of regions in the frontal and parietal lobes. With auditory words,
competence in a second language resulted in greater activation within left hemisphere areas in an
auditory working memory task involving memory of words in a third, unfamiliar language. These
results are discussed within a framework of brain plasticity arising from language experience.
2043 INVITED SYMPOSIUM
Music psychology: Emotion and cognition in the music domain
Convener and Chair: E. Bigand, France
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