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    Saccade-related brain potentials (SRPs) reveal that the timing of brain responses (P4) to infrequent words is delayed as semantic categorization complexity increases. This finding aligns with traditional event-related potential (ERP) studies.

    Area of Science:

    • Cognitive Neuroscience
    • Psycholinguistics

    Background:

    • Saccade-related brain potentials (SRPs) are electrophysiological measures linked to eye movements and cognitive processing.
    • Word categorization tasks involve evaluating semantic properties of words, often eliciting specific brain responses.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate how the complexity of semantic categorization influences saccade-related brain potentials (SRPs).
    • To examine the latency of the late positivity (P4) component of SRPs under varying task difficulties.

    Main Methods:

    • SRPs were recorded during word categorization tasks requiring saccades to perceive stimuli.
    • Stimuli were presented with varying probabilities (0.20 or 0.80) across three complexity levels of semantic categorization.
    • Principal Component-Varimax Analysis was applied to analyze SRPs and investigate potential overlap of late components.

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    Main Results:

    • The peak latency of the late positivity (P4) in SRPs systematically increased with greater semantic categorization complexity.
    • P4 latencies were observed at 400 msec (easiest), 600 msec (intermediate), and 680 msec (most difficult) for infrequent stimuli.
    • This latency shift is consistent with findings from traditional event-related potential (ERP) studies.

    Conclusions:

    • The complexity of semantic evaluation directly impacts the timing of neural processing reflected in SRPs.
    • SRPs provide valuable insights into the temporal dynamics of cognitive processes during complex tasks.
    • Findings support the notion that increased cognitive load in categorization tasks leads to delayed neural responses.