Mapping the small-world properties of brain networks in Chinese to English simultaneous interpreting by using functional near-infrared spectroscopy
The aim of this study is to examine the small-world properties of functional brain networks in Chinese to English simultaneous interpreting (SI) using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS). In particular, the fNIRS neuroimaging combined with complex network analysis was performed to extract...
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doaj-e1c13aa202274268a3aeffcbf0f1c46f2020-11-24T23:22:27ZengWorld Scientific PublishingJournal of Innovative Optical Health Sciences1793-54581793-72052018-05-011131840001-11840001-1210.1142/S179354581840001110.1142/S1793545818400011Mapping the small-world properties of brain networks in Chinese to English simultaneous interpreting by using functional near-infrared spectroscopyXiaohong Lin0Victoria Lai Cheng Lei1Defeng Li2Zhishan Hu3Yutao Xiang4Zhen Yuan5Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau, Macau SAR, P. R. ChinaDepartment of English, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of Macau, Macau SAR, P. R. ChinaDepartment of English, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of Macau, Macau SAR, P. R. ChinaFaculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau, Macau SAR, P. R. ChinaFaculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau, Macau SAR, P. R. ChinaFaculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau, Macau SAR, P. R. ChinaThe aim of this study is to examine the small-world properties of functional brain networks in Chinese to English simultaneous interpreting (SI) using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS). In particular, the fNIRS neuroimaging combined with complex network analysis was performed to extract the features of functional brain networks underling three translation strategies associated with Chinese to English SI: “transcoding” that takes the “shortcut” linking translation equivalents between Chinese and the English, “code-mixing” that basically does not involve bilingual processing, and “transphrasing” that takes the “long route” involving a monolingual processing of meaning in Chinese and then another monolingual processing of meaning in English. Our results demonstrated that the small-world network topology was able to distinguish well between the transcoding, code-mixing and transphrasing strategies related to Chinese to English SI.http://www.worldscientific.com/doi/pdf/10.1142/S1793545818400011fNIRStranslationsimultaneous interpretingsmall-worldbrain network |
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Xiaohong Lin Victoria Lai Cheng Lei Defeng Li Zhishan Hu Yutao Xiang Zhen Yuan Mapping the small-world properties of brain networks in Chinese to English simultaneous interpreting by using functional near-infrared spectroscopy Journal of Innovative Optical Health Sciences fNIRS translation simultaneous interpreting small-world brain network |
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Xiaohong Lin Victoria Lai Cheng Lei Defeng Li Zhishan Hu Yutao Xiang Zhen Yuan |
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Xiaohong Lin |
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Mapping the small-world properties of brain networks in Chinese to English simultaneous interpreting by using functional near-infrared spectroscopy |
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Mapping the small-world properties of brain networks in Chinese to English simultaneous interpreting by using functional near-infrared spectroscopy |
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Mapping the small-world properties of brain networks in Chinese to English simultaneous interpreting by using functional near-infrared spectroscopy |
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Mapping the small-world properties of brain networks in Chinese to English simultaneous interpreting by using functional near-infrared spectroscopy |
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Mapping the small-world properties of brain networks in Chinese to English simultaneous interpreting by using functional near-infrared spectroscopy |
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mapping the small-world properties of brain networks in chinese to english simultaneous interpreting by using functional near-infrared spectroscopy |
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Journal of Innovative Optical Health Sciences |
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The aim of this study is to examine the small-world properties of functional brain networks in Chinese to English simultaneous interpreting (SI) using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS). In particular, the fNIRS neuroimaging combined with complex network analysis was performed to extract the features of functional brain networks underling three translation strategies associated with Chinese to English SI: “transcoding” that takes the “shortcut” linking translation equivalents between Chinese and the English, “code-mixing” that basically does not involve bilingual processing, and “transphrasing” that takes the “long route” involving a monolingual processing of meaning in Chinese and then another monolingual processing of meaning in English. Our results demonstrated that the small-world network topology was able to distinguish well between the transcoding, code-mixing and transphrasing strategies related to Chinese to English SI. |
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fNIRS translation simultaneous interpreting small-world brain network |
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