Early Anticipation Lies behind the Speed of Response in Conversation

Magyari, Lilla; Bastiaansen, Marcel C. M.; de Ruiter, Jan P.; Levinson, Stephen C.

doi:10.1162/jocn_a_00673

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Early Anticipation Lies behind the Speed of Response in Conversation

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Magyari, Lilla, Bastiaansen, Marcel C. M., de Ruiter, Jan P., Levinson, Stephen C.·2014·Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience

DOI 10.1162/jocn_a_00673

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RTs in conversation, with average gaps of 200 msec and often less, beat standard RTs, despite the complexity of response and the lag in speech production (600 msec or more). This can only be achieved by anticipation of timing and content of turns in conversation, about which little is known. Using EEG and an experimental task with conversational stimuli, we show that estimation of turn durations are based on anticipating the way the turn would be completed. We found a neuronal correlate of turn-end anticipation localized in ACC and inferior parietal lobule, namely a beta-frequency desynchronization as early as 1250 msec, before the end of the turn. We suggest that anticipation of the other's utterance leads to accurately timed transitions in everyday conversations.

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Laboratory studies where participants pressed a button as soon as they thought a turn had ended have shown that listeners are sensitive to such cues and can use them to anticipate ends of turns, rather than respond to them.
“Laboratory studies where participants were asked to press a button as soon as they thought a turn had ended have shown that listeners are sensitive to such cues and can use them to anticipate ends of turns, rather than respond to them”
From Timing in Conversation (2023) · cites this paper as Magyari, Bastiaansen, de Ruiter, & Levinson, 2014
Listeners predict ends of turns and launch prepared responses in anticipation rather than in response to them.
“The second claim is that listeners predict ends of turns and launch prepared responses in anticipation rather than in response to them.”
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Authors: Magyari, L., Bastiaansen, M. C. M., de Ruiter, J. P., & Levinson, S. C.
Affiliations: Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics (NL)
Breda University of Applied Sciences (NL)
3Bielefeld University
ORCID: Magyari, Lilla
Bastiaansen, Marcel C. M.
Levinson, Stephen C.
Venue: Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience
Publisher: MIT Press
Published: 2014-11-01
Volume: 26
Issue: 11
Pages: 2530-2539
ISSN: 0898-929X (ISSN-L)
1530-8898
DOI: 10.1162/jocn_a_00673
OpenAlex: W2149781337
Cited by: 247
References: 79
Citations by year: 2026: 26 · 2025: 11 · 2024: 13 · 2023: 10 · 2022: 11 · 2021: 8 · 2020: 34 · 2019: 61 · 2018: 11 · 2017: 11 · 2016: 19 · 2015: 24 · 2014: 4 · 2013: 3 · 2012: 1
FWCI: 136.46
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: bronze
doi.org
Locations: Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Breda University of Applied Sciences Portal (publishedVersion)
MPG.PuRe (Max Planck Society) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Breda University of Applied Sciences Portal (submittedVersion)
Max Planck Digital Library (submittedVersion, other-oa)
PUB – Publications at Bielefeld University (Bielefeld University) (submittedVersion)
Publikationen an der Universität Bielefeld (Universität Bielefeld) (submittedVersion)
Funders: Max Planck Instituut voor Psycholinguïstiek
FP7 Ideas: European Research Council (269484)
Topics: Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Language and Linguistics › Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies
Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism
Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Action Observation and Synchronization
Keywords: conversation, turn-taking, reaction time (psychology), speech production, anterior cingulate cortex, inferior parietal lobule, beta desynchronization, EEG, conversational timing, social cognition
MeSH terms: Adult, Beta Rhythm, Brain, Communication, Electroencephalography, Female, Humans, Interpersonal Relations, Male, Neuropsychological Tests, Speech, Speech Perception, Young Adult, Anticipation, Psychological

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