Researchers found that negating adjectives with "not" affects how our brains interpret their meaning, mitigating rather than inverting their definition. In lab-based experiments, participants took longer to process phrases like "not bad" compared to "good" or "bad."
How 'Not' Changes Everything: Brain Interprets Negated Adjectives
Neuroscience News - 30 May 2024 22:51
Researchers found that negating adjectives with "not" affects how our brains interpret their meaning, mitigating rather than inverting their definition. In lab-based experiments, participants took longer to process phrases like "not bad" compared to "good" or "bad."
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