Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Probing Prediction-Related Processes in Language Using an EEG Word Stem Completion Paradigm.

Psychophysiology·2026
Same author

Brain Health for Economic Resilience: a data-driven framework for the brain-positive economic transition.

Nature medicine·2026
Same author

ERP effects at encoding: Image memorability or recognition success?

Cognitive, affective & behavioral neuroscience·2026
Same author

Late Positive Potentials as an Index of "Desirably Difficult" Learning Processes Engaged During Language Comprehension: ERP Evidence From Studies of Domain Knowledge.

Psychophysiology·2026
Same author

Psychophysiological markers of trust in automation: insights from ERP responses in a modified flanker task.

Cognitive research: principles and implications·2026
Same author

Exploring neural markers of incentive salience and real-world drinking among individuals with alcohol use disorder.

Physiology & behavior·2026

Related Experiment Video

Updated: Apr 20, 2026

Comparing the Frequency Effect Between the Lexical Decision and Naming Tasks in Chinese
08:08

Comparing the Frequency Effect Between the Lexical Decision and Naming Tasks in Chinese

Published on: April 1, 2016

9.8K

Frequency and regularity effects in reading are task dependent: Evidence from ERPs.

Simon Fischer-Baum1, Danielle S Dickson2, Kara D Federmeier3

  • 1Department of Psychology, Rice University.

Language, Cognition and Neuroscience
|December 2, 2014
PubMed
Summary

Task demands influence reading processes. Visual word processing, including accessing meaning and sound, is modulated by specific tasks, affecting event-related potentials (ERPs) like N400 and LPC.

Keywords:
ERPsLexical FrequencySpelling-to-sound regularitytask-dependent processingvisual word processing

More Related Videos

Interaction between Phonological and Semantic Processes in Visual Word Recognition using Electrophysiology
05:38

Interaction between Phonological and Semantic Processes in Visual Word Recognition using Electrophysiology

Published on: June 29, 2021

3.0K
An Experimental Paradigm for Measuring the Effects of Ageing on Sentence Processing
04:30

An Experimental Paradigm for Measuring the Effects of Ageing on Sentence Processing

Published on: October 25, 2019

6.2K

Related Experiment Videos

Last Updated: Apr 20, 2026

Comparing the Frequency Effect Between the Lexical Decision and Naming Tasks in Chinese
08:08

Comparing the Frequency Effect Between the Lexical Decision and Naming Tasks in Chinese

Published on: April 1, 2016

9.8K
Interaction between Phonological and Semantic Processes in Visual Word Recognition using Electrophysiology
05:38

Interaction between Phonological and Semantic Processes in Visual Word Recognition using Electrophysiology

Published on: June 29, 2021

3.0K
An Experimental Paradigm for Measuring the Effects of Ageing on Sentence Processing
04:30

An Experimental Paradigm for Measuring the Effects of Ageing on Sentence Processing

Published on: October 25, 2019

6.2K

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Neuroscience
  • Linguistics

Background:

  • Theories of visual word processing often assume automatic semantic and phonological access.
  • The influence of task demands on these reading processes is not fully understood.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate how task demands modulate visual word processing.
  • To examine the timing and mechanisms of task modulation on semantic and phonological access.

Main Methods:

  • Event-related potentials (ERPs) were recorded during two tasks: delayed reading aloud and proper name detection.
  • Written words were presented, varying in lexical frequency and spelling-to-sound regularity.
  • Stimuli controlled for other lexical variables.

Main Results:

  • Lexical frequency modulated the N400 component, specifically during the reading aloud task.
  • Spelling-to-sound regularity interacted with frequency to modulate the Late Positive Component (LPC) in the reading aloud task.
  • Task demands significantly affected both semantic (N400) and phonological (LPC) processing.

Conclusions:

  • Task demands play a crucial role in shaping visual word processing.
  • The brain flexibly adjusts semantic and phonological recoding based on task requirements.
  • These findings challenge theories of obligatory semantic and phonological access in reading.