How the human brain works during simultaneous interpretation

(National Research University Higher School of Economics) Researchers at the Centre for Bioelectric Interfaces and the Centre for Cognition& Decision Making of the Higher School of Economics utilized electroencephalogram (EEG) and the event-related potential (ERP) technique to study neural activity during simultaneous interpretation of continuous prose. Using event-related potentials as an index of depth of attention to the sounding fragment, the researchers assessed the competition between memory and auditory perception during simultaneous interpretation. The results of the study were published in the journal PLOS ONE.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news