Processing Sentences with Literal versus Figurative Use of Verbs: An ERP Study with Children with Language Impairments, Nonverbal Impairments, and Typical Development

Figure 13

Mean amplitudes of ERP responses in the four conditions, for the three groups, on central sites (300–500 ms period), summarizing concreteness (AIC versus CIC), congruency (CC versus CIC), and figurativity (AC versus AIC) effects. AC: abstract-congruent; AIC: abstract-incongruent; CC: concrete-congruent; CIC: concrete-incongruent. Error bars represent standard errors.