Neuroscientific methods have greatly enhanced our understanding of cognition and language processing. However, their results are not always in line with predictions from models of discourse comprehension. In this essay I reflect on the impact Walter Kintsch's work has had on neuroscientific investigations and on how models of discourse comprehension need to accommodate the blurring of distinctions that were previously taken for granted, and additionally, I sketch out a few of the recent developments in the field.
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