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

The Impact of Brain Tumors and Craniotomy Lesions on Scalp EEG.

Brain topography·2026
Same author

Neural Oscillations in the Aging Brain Associated With Interference Control in Word Production.

Neurobiology of language (Cambridge, Mass.)·2025
Same author

Investigating subjective use of self-initiated internal memory strategy use across the healthy adult lifespan.

Neuropsychology, development, and cognition. Section B, Aging, neuropsychology and cognition·2025
Same author

Semi-spontaneous language production in Dutch-speaking individuals with primary progressive aphasia.

Cognitive neuropsychology·2025
Same author

Language and/or memory: How to slice the domain-cake?

Cognitive neuropsychology·2025
Same author

Fast and slow errors: What naming latencies of errors reveal about the interplay of attentional control and word planning in speeded picture naming.

Journal of experimental psychology. Learning, memory, and cognition·2025
Same journal

Improved Motor Neuron Preservation and Axonal Recovery Following Experimental Sciatic Nerve Repair With Heterologous Fibrin Biopolymer.

The European journal of neuroscience·2026
Same journal

Topography of Regional Cerebral GABA<sub>A</sub> Receptor Availability in Parkinson's Disease Patients With Freezing of Gait.

The European journal of neuroscience·2026
Same journal

Enhanced Time-Locked Decoding for Spoken Words but Not Environmental Sounds in Natural-Like Auditory Conditions.

The European journal of neuroscience·2026
Same journal

Learning Dynamics in Biophysical Spiking Network Models Are Shaped by KCC2/NKCC1 Cotransporter Stoichiometry.

The European journal of neuroscience·2026
Same journal

Dopamine Receptor Agonism in the Nucleus Accumbens Shell During Aversive Learning or Memory Retrieval: Differential Effects Depending on the Degree of Sugar Familiarity.

The European journal of neuroscience·2026
Same journal

Training in the Categorization of Aerial and Terrestrial Scenes Differentially Impacts Scene-Selective and Nonscene-Selective Regions in Occipitotemporal Cortex.

The European journal of neuroscience·2026
See all related articles

Related Experiment Video

Updated: Dec 21, 2025

Detecting Pre-Stimulus Source-Level Effects on Object Perception with Magnetoencephalography
09:25

Detecting Pre-Stimulus Source-Level Effects on Object Perception with Magnetoencephalography

Published on: July 26, 2019

7.2K

Across-session consistency of context-driven language processing: A magnetoencephalography study.

Natascha Marie Roos1, Vitória Piai1,2

  • 1Donders Center for Cognition, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.

The European Journal of Neuroscience
|May 21, 2020
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Magnetoencephalography (MEG) reliably tracks language changes in the brain. This study shows MEG is suitable for studying neuroplasticity in patients after brain damage.

Keywords:
facilitationlanguage productiontemporal lobe | predictiontest-retest reliability

More Related Videos

Mapping Cortical Dynamics Using Simultaneous MEG/EEG and Anatomically-constrained Minimum-norm Estimates: an Auditory Attention Example
08:45

Mapping Cortical Dynamics Using Simultaneous MEG/EEG and Anatomically-constrained Minimum-norm Estimates: an Auditory Attention Example

Published on: October 24, 2012

15.0K
Studying Brain Function in Children Using Magnetoencephalography
08:00

Studying Brain Function in Children Using Magnetoencephalography

Published on: April 8, 2019

9.5K

Related Experiment Videos

Last Updated: Dec 21, 2025

Detecting Pre-Stimulus Source-Level Effects on Object Perception with Magnetoencephalography
09:25

Detecting Pre-Stimulus Source-Level Effects on Object Perception with Magnetoencephalography

Published on: July 26, 2019

7.2K
Mapping Cortical Dynamics Using Simultaneous MEG/EEG and Anatomically-constrained Minimum-norm Estimates: an Auditory Attention Example
08:45

Mapping Cortical Dynamics Using Simultaneous MEG/EEG and Anatomically-constrained Minimum-norm Estimates: an Auditory Attention Example

Published on: October 24, 2012

15.0K
Studying Brain Function in Children Using Magnetoencephalography
08:00

Studying Brain Function in Children Using Magnetoencephalography

Published on: April 8, 2019

9.5K

Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Cognitive Science
  • Neurolinguistics

Background:

  • Brain reorganization after damage is common but poorly understood.
  • Existing imaging techniques lack the temporal resolution to study language processing.
  • Electrophysiological measures offer superior temporal resolution for studying neural dynamics.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the suitability of magnetoencephalography (MEG) for tracking language-related neuroplasticity.
  • To establish the spectro-temporo-spatial consistency of context-driven picture naming using MEG in healthy individuals across two sessions.
  • To validate MEG as a tool for future longitudinal studies in clinical populations.

Main Methods:

  • 15 healthy participants performed a context-driven picture-naming task using MEG.
  • Participants completed two test-retest sessions to ensure consistency.
  • Sentences were either constrained (contextually guided) or unconstrained (picture-guided) to elicit specific language processing.
  • MEG data analyzed for spectro-temporo-spatial patterns, focusing on alpha-beta band power (10-20 Hz).

Main Results:

  • The context effect in picture-naming times demonstrated a strong effect size and high across-session consistency.
  • MEG data revealed consistent decreases in alpha-beta power in the left temporal and inferior parietal lobule across both sessions.
  • These findings highlight reliable neural signatures associated with language production under contextual influence.

Conclusions:

  • Context-driven language production combined with MEG provides a suitable method for examining language-related neuroplasticity.
  • The established spectro-temporo-spatial consistency in healthy individuals is a prerequisite for longitudinal studies in patient populations.
  • MEG is a promising tool for understanding brain changes following damage, particularly in language networks.