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Chapter 12. Electroencephalography

  • Adolfo M. García , Roman Koshkin and Tiago de Oliveira Paiva
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Research Methods in Cognitive Translation and Interpreting Studies
This chapter is in the book Research Methods in Cognitive Translation and Interpreting Studies

Abstract

Since the 2000s, neuroscientific approaches have gained momentum in cognitive translation and interpreting studies (CTIS). Temporally precise insights on interlingual reformulation have been gained through electroencephalography (EEG), a non-invasive method sensitive to underlying electrical patterns. Here we introduce this method with a focus on CTIS research. First, we survey core notions and measures, including event-related potentials, oscillatory measures, and functional connectivity patterns. Then, we summarize key EEG findings on language, bilingualism, and interlingual reformulation. Next, we provide conceptual, methodological, technical, practical, and ethical considerations for newcomers to the field. Finally, we identify relevant limitations and opportunities for breakthroughs. Overall, we aim to promote more and better EEG research within CTIS.

Abstract

Since the 2000s, neuroscientific approaches have gained momentum in cognitive translation and interpreting studies (CTIS). Temporally precise insights on interlingual reformulation have been gained through electroencephalography (EEG), a non-invasive method sensitive to underlying electrical patterns. Here we introduce this method with a focus on CTIS research. First, we survey core notions and measures, including event-related potentials, oscillatory measures, and functional connectivity patterns. Then, we summarize key EEG findings on language, bilingualism, and interlingual reformulation. Next, we provide conceptual, methodological, technical, practical, and ethical considerations for newcomers to the field. Finally, we identify relevant limitations and opportunities for breakthroughs. Overall, we aim to promote more and better EEG research within CTIS.

Chapters in this book

  1. Prelim pages i
  2. Table of contents v
  3. Acronyms vii
  4. List of contributors xiii
  5. Introduction 1
  6. Chapter 1. Participant profiling 21
  7. Chapter 2. Designing studies with naturalistic tasks 49
  8. Chapter 3. Surveys and interviews 69
  9. Chapter 4. Cued retrospection 92
  10. Chapter 5. Observations and diaries 108
  11. Chapter 6. Screen recording 133
  12. Chapter 7. Keylogging 157
  13. Chapter 8. Speech recording 183
  14. Chapter 9. Screen eyetracking 213
  15. Chapter 10. Dynamic eyetracking 235
  16. Chapter 11. Psychophysiological methods 256
  17. Chapter 12. Electroencephalography 279
  18. Chapter 13. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) 304
  19. Chapter 14. Reaction time 324
  20. Index 347
https://doi.org/10.1075/rmal.10.12gar

Chapters in this book

  1. Prelim pages i
  2. Table of contents v
  3. Acronyms vii
  4. List of contributors xiii
  5. Introduction 1
  6. Chapter 1. Participant profiling 21
  7. Chapter 2. Designing studies with naturalistic tasks 49
  8. Chapter 3. Surveys and interviews 69
  9. Chapter 4. Cued retrospection 92
  10. Chapter 5. Observations and diaries 108
  11. Chapter 6. Screen recording 133
  12. Chapter 7. Keylogging 157
  13. Chapter 8. Speech recording 183
  14. Chapter 9. Screen eyetracking 213
  15. Chapter 10. Dynamic eyetracking 235
  16. Chapter 11. Psychophysiological methods 256
  17. Chapter 12. Electroencephalography 279
  18. Chapter 13. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) 304
  19. Chapter 14. Reaction time 324
  20. Index 347
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