A semantic anomaly (i.e., "Jake put the cookies into the birdbath.") produces an ERP signal termed an N400. What does the "400" refer to?

a) distance in the brain's cortex
b)approximate number of neurons responding
c) time between stimulus presentation and brain response
d) the time it takes for the person to say they notices an anomaly in the sentence


Answer: c

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