ERP recordings indicate that semantic and syntactic violations elicit:
A) different responses in different locations in the brain.
B) different responses in the same locations in the brain.
C) the same responses in different locations in the brain.
D) the same responses in the same locations in the brain.

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ERP recordings have shown that different types of language violations (such as semantic and syntactic violations) elicit different patterns of brain activity in different locations in the brain. For example, semantic violations have been shown to elicit a negative response in the N400 component, which is typically associated with semantic processing, while syntactic violations have been shown to elicit a positive response in the P600 component, which is typically associated with syntactic processing.

ERP Recordings Indicate That Semantic and Syntactic Violations Elicit