Cognitive Neuroscience Study of Text Comprehension

Abstract

Abstract: In recent years, researchers used functional magnetic resonance imaging(fMRI)to investigate the neural mechanisms of text comprehension. The achievements of these studies have contributed a lot to the advancement of researches on information processing during text comprehension. In this paper, we summarized studies on the neural mechanisms of text comprehension, including the following main aspects: the general processing and the theory model which based on neuroimage studies, the inference processing and the situation model building during text comprehension. Moreover, we discussed the problems of the current studies and prospected the direction of the future studies on neural mechanisms of text comprehension.

Key words: text comprehension, cognitive neurosicence, fMRI, situation model, inference processes.

摘要： 功能磁共振成像等认知神经科学技术被广泛引入文本阅读的认知神经活动研究以来,其成果有力地促进了文本阅读信息加工过程研究的深入发展。本文系统总结了近二十余年关于文本阅读的认知神经科学研究进展,分别介绍文本阅读的一般过程的认知神经基础和理论模型建构、文本阅读过程的推理加工、情境模型建构与转换三个主要研究领域的研究成果,并对文本阅读的认知神经研究的现状及其存在的问题进行了总结。

关键词: 文本阅读, 认知神经科学, fMRI, 情境模型, 推理加工。

CLC Number:

B842.1

Wang Yuhan, Mo Lei, Chen Lin, Li You, Ru Taotao. Cognitive Neuroscience Study of Text Comprehension[J]. Studies of Psychology and Behavior, 2013, 11(2): 264-269.

王雨函, 莫雷, 陈琳, 李悠, 汝涛涛. 文本阅读认知神经科学研究进展[J]. 心理与行为研究, 2013, 11(2): 264-269.

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