Scott Coussens

Jan 15, 2025 | jneurosci.org | Andrew Corcoran |Mark J. Kohler |Scott Coussens |Lena Zou-Williams

Slow Oscillation–Spindle Coupling Predicts Sequence-Based Language Learning Zachariah R. Cross, Randolph F. Helfrich, Andrew W. Corcoran, Adam J. O. Dede, Mark J. Kohler, Scott W. Coussens, Lena Zou-Williams, Matthias Schlesewsky, Gareth M. Gaskell, Robert T. Knight, Ina Bornkessel-Schlesewsky Journal of Neuroscience 15 January 2025, 45 (3) e2193232024; DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2193-23.2024

Nov 19, 2024 | jneurosci.org | Andrew Corcoran |Mark J. Kohler |Scott Coussens |Lena Zou-Williams

AbstractSentence comprehension involves the rapid decoding of both semantic and grammatical information, a process fundamental to communication. As with other complex cognitive processes, language comprehension relies, in part, on long-term memory. However, the electrophysiological mechanisms underpinning the initial encoding and generalisation of higher-order linguistic knowledge remain elusive, particularly from a sleep-based consolidation perspective.

Sep 27, 2024 | biorxiv.org | Sophie Louise Jano |Matthias Schlesewsky |Alex Chatburn |Scott Coussens

AbstractTo effectively function in an ever-changing environment, the brain is proposed to make predictions about upcoming information. However, the association between prediction and memory formation and the role of between-subject neural variability in this relationship is unclear. To shed light on the relationship between prediction and memory, the present study reanalysed data from Jano and colleagues (2023).