Keywords hold vocabulary together in memory

(University of Kansas) Like key players in social networks, University of Kansas scientists have found evidence that there are keywords in word networks that hold together groups of words in memory. The existence of keywords opens up many possible real-life applications such as helping individuals with word finding after stroke. Conversely, removing a keyword through psycholinguistic tasks, could actually disrupt language processing -- fracturing the word network.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news