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[Publication] Functional reorganization of brain regions supporting artificial grammar learning across the first half year of life

October 24, 2024

Title Functional reorganization of brain regions supporting artificial grammar learning across the first half year of life
Authors Lin Cai [1],[2]¤a; Takeshi Arimitsu [3]; Naomi Shinohara [3]; Takao Takahashi [3]¤b; Yoko Hakuno [2]; Masahiro Hata [2]; Ei-ichi Hoshino [2]; Stuart K. Watson [4],[5],[6]; Simon W. Townsend [4],[6],[7],[8]; Jutta L. Mueller [9],[10]‡, Yasuyo Minagawa [2],[11],[12]‡
DOI https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3002610
Journal PLOS Biology
Vol/Num/Page 22(10): e3002610
Published Date October 22, 2024

Affiliations:
[1] Department of Electronics and Electrical Engineering, Keio University, Yokohama, Japan.
[2] Global Research Center for Logic and Sensitivity, Global Research Institute, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan.
[3] Department of Pediatrics, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.
[4] Department of Comparative Language Science, University of Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland.
[5] Department of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies, University of Zürich, Switzerland.,
[6] Center for the Interdisciplinary Study of Language Evolution, University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland,
[7] Department of Evolutionary Anthropology, University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland,
[8] Department of Psychology, University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom,
[9] Department of Linguistics, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria,
[10] Vienna Cognitive Science Research HUB, Vienna, Austria,
[11] Department of Psychology, Faculty of Letters, Keio University, Yokohama, Japan,
[12] Human Biology-Microbiome-Quantum Research Center, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan.
¤a Current address: Center for Evolutionary Cognitive Sciences, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
¤b Current address: Center for Developmental Neurology, Shin-yurigaoka General Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan
‡ These authors contributed equally to this work as co-last authors.

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