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Tracking Neural Correlates of Contextualized Meanings with Representational Similarity Analysis

Aline-Priscillia Messi and Liina Pylkkanen
Journal of Neuroscience 7 May 2025, 45 (19) e0409242025; https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0409-24.2025
Aline-Priscillia Messi
1Department of Psychology, New York University, New York 10003
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1Department of Psychology, New York University, New York 10003
2Department of Linguistics, New York University, New York 10003
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https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0409-24.2025
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  • Received February 28, 2024
  • Revision received February 24, 2025
  • Accepted February 26, 2025
  • First published March 27, 2025.
  • Version of record published May 7, 2025.
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  1. Aline-Priscillia Messi1 and
  2. Liina Pylkkanen1,2
  1. 1Department of Psychology, New York University, New York 10003
  2. 2Department of Linguistics, New York University, New York 10003
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  1. Author contributions: A-P.M. and L.P. designed research; A-P.M. performed research; L.P. contributed unpublished reagents/analytic tools; A-P.M. analyzed data; A-P.M. and L.P. wrote the paper.

Disclosures

    • Received February 28, 2024.
    • Revision received February 24, 2025.
    • Accepted February 26, 2025.
  • This work was supported by grant G1001 to from the NYUAD Institute New York University Abu Dhabi (L.P.). We thank Alec Marantz for reviewing earlier versions of the manuscript as well as helpful comments and suggestions throughout the writing and editing process. This work was supported in part through the NYU IT High Performance Computing resources, services, and staff expertise.

  • The authors declare no competing financial interests.

  • Correspondence should be addressed to Aline-Priscillia Messi at Alinepriscillia.messi{at}nyu.edu.

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