Converging Methods for Investigating Lexical Access
- 1 September 1993
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Psychological Science
- Vol. 4 (5) , 305-309
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9280.1993.tb00569.x
Abstract
In our discussion of the articles in this Special Section, we ask how well the various methods employed in these investigations can be made to converge on a common issue. We review how current evidence from positron emission tomography, studies of event-related potentials, cognitive methods, lesion studies, and network models relates to the mental processing of an ambiguous word. While many puzzles remain, we are impressed by the promising possibility of bringing these different methods together to deal with an issue central to cognition.Keywords
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