a neurocognitive study into the combination of senses and language learning: a case of ‎eeg

As many studies have examined the cognitive and emotional aspects of language learning, few studies ‎seem to have explored its sensory aspect. therefore, using electroencephalography (eeg), this study ‎intended to examine a number of sensory combinations contributing to language learning. these ‎combinations which have their roots in the emotioncy model, consisted of avolvement (no sensory ‎combination), exvolvement (three-sense combination: auditory, visual, & tactile), and involvement ‎‎(five-sense combination: auditory, visual, tactile, olfactory, & gustatory). the findings of the eeg ‎experiment on a sample of 20 subjects showed that these sense combinations modulate the ‎oscillatory neuronal dynamics of language learning to different extents. in particular, the three-sense ‎combination approach led to an increase in the delta power over the areas which were not involved in ‎language learning. that is, due to this slow-wave effect, some cortical areas become less active to help ‎the related regions stay alert and maintain concentration for learning.‎