Structural cerebral correlates of perplexity: exploring a linguistic marker in cognitive aging

Language changes are among the earliest indicators of cognitive decline in aging. Perplexity, a linguistic measure derived from information theory that quantifies speech predictability, has emerged as a potential marker for detecting early cognitive changes. However, its underlying neural substrates...

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Main Authors: Wang, Xingsong (Author) , Herold, Christina (Author) , Frankenberg, Claudia (Author) , Ablimit, Ayimnisagul (Author) , Schultz, Tanja (Author) , Kong, Li (Author) , Schröder, Johannes (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: June 2025
In: PsyCh journal
Year: 2025, Volume: 14, Issue: 3, Pages: 407-416
ISSN:2046-0260
DOI:10.1002/pchj.70010
Online Access:Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1002/pchj.70010
Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/pchj.70010
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Author Notes:Xingsong Wang, Christina J. Herold, Claudia Frankenberg, Ayimnisagul Ablimit, Tanja Schultz, Li Kong, Johannes Schröder

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