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Micro Wave: I'll Peanut Jam Your Brain

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Understanding Brain Responses to Linguistic Oddities

This chapter explores psychological research on the brain's reaction to confusing language while reading, focusing on the N400 response to nonsensical words. It also examines phenomena like garden path sentences that showcase the brain's handling of unexpected linguistic patterns.

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