Pronouns like “he” and “she” help us understand language, but their meanings change depending on context. An international team of neuroscientists, neurosurgeons, and neurologists studied how our brains link pronouns to what they refer to.
Doris Dijksterhuis and Matthew Self, in collaboration with Pieter Roelfsema’s group, investigated brain activity in epilepsy patients with depth electrodes implanted in their hippocampus, a key area for learning and memory.
