The role of discourse in Italian pronoun interpretation: Investigating variations in experimental results with cognitive modeling

This paper investigates to what extent the variations in experimental results on the interpretation of Italian subject pronouns can be explained by the different discourses used in the experimental studies. A cognitive model implemented in ACT-R was used to simulate pronoun processing and interpretation in discourse, which is influenced by the various contexts used in empirical experiments. Our simulations show that the discourse contexts used in the experiments strongly influence the interpretation of Italian subject pronouns, but not to the extent that all data in different experiments can be explained by it. We therefore conclude with suggestions for further research both on the influence of discourse context and the influence of task on the interpretation of Italian pronouns and (linguistic) experiments in general

Achteruitkijkspiegels en periscopen van landbouwcoryfeeën

Elf landbouwcoryfeeen geven hun opvattingen over het functioneren van de agrosector in het algemeen en het kennissysteem en de belangenbehartiging in het bijzonder. Het rapport wordt afgesloten met een synthese van en reflectie op de interviews

Peliosis Hepatis With Intrahepatic Hemorrhage: Successful Embolization of the Hepatic Artery

Peliosis hepatis is defined as the appearance of blood filled lakes in the hepatic parenchyma. It has been associated with various pharmacological agents and infections. Treatment has been primarily symptomatic and includes discontinuation of offending medications, partial hepatectomy or occasionally liver transplantation. We report a 58 year old white female on hormone replacement therapy who developed symptomatic peliosis hepatis and underwent successful superselective hepatic artery embolization with control of bleeding

Cognitive Abilities to Explain Individual Variation in the Interpretation ofComplex Sentences by Older Adults

This paper investigates which cognitive abilities predict theinterpretation of complex sentences by older adults.Participants performed a picture-selection task after hearingcomplex and simpler sentences, as well as a broad testbattery of cognitive tests. The results show that differentcognitive factors serve as predictors for the interpretation ofcomplex sentences compared to simpler sentences. Forcomplex sentences, verbal intelligence, cognitive flexibility,and working memory capacity are strong predictors. Ourstudy thus shows that older adults' interpretation of sentencesof varying complexity is influenced by different cognitiveabilities, and stresses the need to take such individualdifferences into account when studying language processing