Department of Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroergonomics, Faculty of Management and Social Communication, Institute of Applied Psychology, Jagiellonian University, ul. Łojasiewicza 4, 30-348, Kraków, Poland.
Institute of Psychology, SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities, ul. Chodakowska 19/31, 03-815, Warsaw, Poland.
Appl Psychophysiol Biofeedback. 2017 Dec;42(4):247-255. doi: 10.1007/s10484-017-9371-3.
The discovery of electroencephalography (EEG) over a century ago has changed the way we understand brain structure and function, in terms of both clinical and research applications. This paper starts with a short description of EEG and then focuses on the event-related brain potentials (ERPs), and their use in experimental settings. It describes the typical set-up of an ERP experiment. A description of a number of ERP components typically involved in language research is presented. Finally, the advantages and disadvantages of using ERPs in language research are discussed. EEG has an extensive use in today's world, including medical, psychology, or linguistic research. The excellent temporal resolution of EEG information allows one to track a brain response in milliseconds and therefore makes it uniquely suited to research concerning language processing.
一个多世纪以前，脑电图（EEG）的发现改变了我们对大脑结构和功能的理解，无论是在临床还是研究应用方面。本文首先对 EEG 进行简要描述，然后重点介绍事件相关脑电位（ERPs）及其在实验设置中的应用。文中描述了典型的 ERP 实验设置，介绍了语言研究中通常涉及的一些 ERP 成分。最后，讨论了在语言研究中使用 ERPs 的优缺点。如今，脑电图在医学、心理学或语言学研究等领域都有广泛应用。脑电图信息具有出色的时间分辨率，能够在毫秒级跟踪大脑反应，因此非常适合研究语言处理。
