Your Brain Catches Grammar Errors Even When You Don't Realize It
Grammar On The Brain Electroencephalography readings of the brain suggest it catches grammatical mistakes even when the person is not aware. Petter Kallioinen via Wikimedia The pedant within The brain does all kinds of amazing things while you're not paying attention (you know, like regularly remind you to breathe). But it's also engaged in less critical but equally interesting tasks, like correcting the grammar of the person sitting across from you at dinner. A University of Oregon study has logged hard evidence that the brain processes and compensates for errors in grammar and syntax without your being aware of it. In a way that makes perfect sense, and in fact theories have been around for a long time suggesting that where grammar is concerned the brain is often working without the person being aware. But a cleverly designed study has just documented this intriguing aspect of our mental autopilot, and it could...