THE COGNITIVE LOAD OF POLYCOMPONENTIAL COMPOSITE SENTENCES: OW THE BRAIN PROCESSES COMPLEX STRUCTURES
Abstract
This paper explores how the human brain processes polycomponential composite sentences, which involve multiple clauses and complex syntactic structures. It examines the cognitive load involved in sentence parsing, focusing on the mental effort required to decode and understand complex sentences.
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