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- Scientists want to know how brain predicts words.
- The brain hears and reads language all day.
- People often guess the next word when listening.
- The brain guesses groups of words, not just one.
- This way is different from phone predictive text.
- Researchers recorded brain activity during language tasks.
- They also used simple tests with missing words.
- The findings come from experiments with real people.
- Results change how we think about language.
Difficult words
- scientist — a person who studies scienceScientists
- predict — say what will happen before it doespredicts
- guess — say an answer without full proofguesses
- record — write or save sounds or informationrecorded
- experiment — a test to learn or check thingsexperiments
- language — words and rules people use to communicate
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Discussion questions
- Do you often try to guess the next word when you listen?
- Do you use predictive text on your phone?
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