Check out this clip of “Pingu,” modified by the scientists in Oregon to include strange grammatical constructions. They want to see how brains react to mistakes in grammar, even when the listener isn’t fluent in the language being spoken!
When Alan volunteered to wear the EEG cap a while back, this is what he watched.
Courtesy Brain Development Lab, Univeristy of Oregon
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[...] Check out this clip of “Pingu,” modified by the scientists in Oregon to include strange grammatical constructions. They want to see how brains react to mistakes in grammar, even when the listener isn’t fluent in the language being spoken! How would your brain react? Watch now… [...]
if this is what scientist call important scientific study they should go back to college what a load of bollocks
Scott, you’re missing something. The scientists don’t ask whether the observer thinks there is a grammatical error, they observe brain activity. They found that even very little kids have grammar rules mapped into their brains. Some people think it’s worth knowing how early in development we acquire stuff like this.
I watched the video and It’s hard for me to figure some of the phrases out if my eyes are not on the video, but I can guess what the proper words are because I spell out the giberish words that the man is narating in my head and I’m able to desipher what exactly is going on in the flic. This is a very interesting experiment.