Publications

2026

Scholarly publications

van der Wulp, I., Struiksma, M., & Wijnen, F. (2026). Words and Meters: Neural Evidence for a Connection Between Individual Differences in Statistical Learning and Rhythmic Ability in Infancy. Developmental Science, 29(2), Article e70116. [DOI] [Portal]

2025

Scholarly publications

van der Wulp, I. M., Struiksma, M. E., & Wijnen, F. (2025). Statistical Learning and Rhythmic Ability in Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Individual Differences Outweigh Group Effects. PsyArXiv. [DOI]
van der Wulp, I. M., Struiksma, M. E., & Wijnen, F. (2025). No evidence for impaired Statistical Learning in Developmental Dyslexia: an individual differences approach to cognitive correlates. PsyArXiv. [DOI]
Kloostra, L., Beulen, M., van Berkum, J., & Struiksma, M. E. (2025). Decomposing Simulation and Evaluation in Affective Language Processing: Frowning Responses to Reading about Emotions of Morally Good and Bad Characters. PsyArXiv. [DOI] [Portal]
van der Wulp, I. M., Struiksma, M. E., Batterink, L. J., & Wijnen, F. N. K. (2025). Neural evidence for linguistic statistical learning is independent of rhythmic and cognitive abilities in neurotypical adults. Cortex, 192, 242-270. [DOI] [Portal]
van der Wulp, I. M., Struiksma, M. E., & Wijnen, F. (2025). Words and Meters: Neural Evidence for a Connection Between Individual Differences in Statistical Learning and Rhythmic Ability in Infancy. PsyArXiv. [DOI] [Portal]
van der Wulp, I. M., Struiksma, M. E., Batterink, L., & Wijnen, F. (2025). Neural Evidence for Linguistic Statistical Learning is Independent of Rhythmic and Cognitive Abilities in Neurotypical Adults: A Registered Report. OSFPREPRINTS. [DOI], [DOI] [Portal]

2024

Scholarly publications

van der Wulp, I., Struiksma, M., & Wijnen, F. (2024, Dec 19). Investigating relations between rhythmic ability and statistical learning in Developmental Dyslexia: Preregistration. OSF. [DOI]
van der Wulp, I., Struiksma, M., & Wijnen, F. (2024). Individual differences in linguistic statistical learning and their relation to rhythmic ability. Journal of Neuroscience and Cognition, 18(2), 9-13. Article 2.
van der Wulp, I., Struiksma, M., Batterink, L., & Wijnen, F. (2024). Poster: Investigating individual differences in linguistic statistical learning and their relation to rhythmic and cognitive abilities: A speech segmentation experiment with online neural tracking. 99. Poster session presented at Interdisciplinary Advances in Statistical Learning, San Sebastián, Spain.
Ganga, R., Ge, H., Struiksma, M. E., Yip, V., & Chen, A. (2024). Prosodic processing in sentences with ‘only’ in L1 and L2 English. Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 46(2), 478-503. [DOI] [Repository]

2023

Scholarly publications

van der Wulp, I., Struiksma, M., Batterink, L., & Wijnen, F. (2023). Investigating individual differences in linguistic statistical learning and their relation to rhythmic and cognitive abilities: A speech segmentation experiment with online neural tracking. In principle acceptance of Version 4 by Peer Community in Registered Reports. . OSFPREPRINTS. [DOI]
van der Wulp, I., Struiksma, M., & Wijnen, F. (2023, Dec 14). Rhythmic Abilities and Statistical Learning in Infancy: Preregistration. OSFPREPRINTS. [DOI]
van der Wulp, I., Struiksma, M., & Wijnen, F. (2023). Rhythmic Abilities and Statistical Learning in Infancy. [DOI]
Coopmans, C. W., Struiksma, M. E., Coopmans, P. H. A., & Chen, A. (2023). Processing of Grammatical Agreement in the Face of Variation in Lexical Stress: A Mismatch Negativity Study. Language and Speech, 66(1), 202-213. [DOI] [Repository]
van Berkum, J. J. A., Struiksma, M. E., & 't Hart, B. (2023). Using Facial EMG to Track Emotion During Language Comprehension: Past, Present, and Future. In M. Grimaldi, E. Brattico, & Y. Shtyrov (Eds.), Language Electrified: Principles, Methods, and Future Perspectives of Investigation (pp. 687–729). (Neuromethods; Vol. 202). Springer. [DOI] [Portal]

2022

Scholarly publications

van der Wulp, I., Wijnen, F., & Struiksma, M. (2022, Jun 28). Statistical Learning of a New Pilot Language: Project and Pilot Experiment. OSFPREPRINTS. [DOI]
Struiksma, M., De Mulder, H., & van Berkum, J. (2022). Do People Get Used to Insulting Language? Frontiers in Communication, 7, 1-21. Article 910023. [DOI] [Repository]
Frey, V., Mulder, H. N. M. D., Bekke, M. T., Struiksma, M. E., Berkum, J. J. A. V., & Buskens, V. (2022). Do self-talk phrases affect behavior in ultimatum games? Mind & Society, 21(1), 89-119. [DOI] [Repository]

2021

Scholarly publications

Paffen, C., Sahakian, A., Struiksma, M., & van der Stigchel, S. (2021). Unpredictive linguistic verbal cues accelerate congruent visual targets into awareness. Journal of Vision, 21(9), Article 1952. [DOI]
't Hart, B., Struiksma, M., van Boxtel, A., & van Berkum, J. J. A. (2021). Reading About Us and Them: Moral but no Minimal Group Effects on Language-Induced Emotion. Frontiers in Communication, 6, 1-16. Article 590077. [DOI] [Repository]
Paffen, C., Sahakian, A., Struiksma, M., & van der Stigchel, S. (2021). Unpredictive linguistic verbal cues accelerate congruent visual targets into awareness in a breaking continuous flash suppression paradigm. Attention, Perception, and Psychophysics, 83(5), 2102-2112. [DOI] [Repository]
Van Lissa, C. J., Brandmaier, A. M., Brinkman, L., Lamprecht, A.-L., Peikert, A., Struiksma, M. E., & Vreede, B. (2021). WORCS: A Workflow for Open Reproducible Code in Science. Data Science, 4(1), 29-49. [DOI] [Repository]
Dikker, S., Michalareas, G., Oostrik, M., Serafimaki, A., Kahraman, H. M., Struiksma, M. E., & Poeppel, D. (2021). Crowdsourcing neuroscience: Inter-brain coupling during face-to-face interactions outside the laboratory. NeuroImage, 227, 1-14. Article 117436. [DOI] [Repository]
Holleman, B. C., Kamoen, N., & Struiksma, M. E. (2021). The affect of negativity: testing the Foreign Language Effect in three types of valence framing and a moral dilemma. Cognition and Emotion, 35(4), 690-704. [DOI] [Repository]

2020

Scholarly publications

Chen, A., Jansen, N. G., Ganga, R., & Struiksma, M. E. (2020). Musicality influences higher-order prosodic processing in a second language. Poster session presented at Society of Neurobiology of Language Annual Meeting 2020 .

2019

Scholarly publications

Sahakian, A., Struiksma, M. E., Paffen, C. L. E., & van der Stigchel, S. (2019). Using linguistic cues to facilitate access to awareness of visual stimuli. Abstract from NVP Wintercongres, Egmond aan Zee.
't Hart, B., Struiksma, M. E., van Boxtel, A., & van Berkum, J. J. A. (2019). Tracking affective language comprehension: Simulating and evaluating character affect in morally loaded narratives. Frontiers in Psychology, 10, Article 318. [DOI] [Repository]

2018

Scholarly publications

Holleman, B. C., Felker, E., Kamoen, N., & Struiksma, M. E. (2018). Negativity and emotions: valence framing effects in in L1 and L2. Paper presented at 68th ICA Conference, Prague, Czech Republic.
't Hart, B., Struiksma, M. E., van Boxtel, A., & van Berkum, J. J. A. (2018). Emotion in Stories: Facial EMG Evidence for Both Mental Simulation and Moral Evaluation. Frontiers in Psychology, 9, Article 613. [DOI] [Repository]
Poortman, E. B., Struiksma, M. E., Kerem, N., Friedmann, N., & Vinter Seggev, Y. S. (2018). Reciprocal expressions and the Maximal Typicality Hypothesis. Glossa, 3(1), Article 18. [DOI] [Repository]

Other output

Struiksma, M. E., De Mulder, H., Bosch, E. A., & van Berkum, J. J. A. (2018). Insult back or empathize with the insulter? Cognitive strategies for dealing with insults. Paper presented at International Meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Holleman, B. C., Felker, E., Kamoen, N., & Struiksma, M. E. (2018, Jan 17). Positiviteit vs. negativiteit: begripseffect of emotionele reactie?
Ganga, R., Haoyan Ge, E., Struiksma, M. E., Yip, V., & Chen, A. (2018). How hard is processing sentences with “only” in a second language: An EEG study.

2017

Other output

't Hart, B., Struiksma, M. E., van Boxtel, A., & van Berkum, J. J. A. (2017). Processing morally loaded language in stories: simulation, evaluation, or both?. Paper presented at NVP Wintercongres, Egmond aan Zee, Netherlands.
Ganga, R., Struiksma, M. E., Haoyan Ge, E., Yip, V., & Chen, A. (2017). Processing sentences with “only” in a second language: Evidence from ERPs. Poster session presented at 9th Annual Meeting of the Society for the Neurobiology of Language, Batimore, Maryland, United States.
Dikker, S., Michalareas, G., Oostrik, M., Melda Kahraman, H., Kruitwagen, I., Dhanesar, S., Struiksma, M. E., & Poeppel, D. (2017). Taking hyperscanning out of the lab: Evidence from EEG recordings on 1400 dyads during face-to-face interaction. Paper presented at 24th Cognitive Neuroscience Society Meeting, San Francisco, United States.
Coopmans, C., Struiksma, M. E., Coopmans, P. H. A., & Chen, A. (2017). Automatic detection of morphosyntactic violations in Dutch? A Mismatch Negativity study. Paper presented at Grote Taaldag 2017, Utrecht, Netherlands.

2016

Scholarly publications

Struiksma, M. E., & Postma, A. (2016). Tell Me Where to Go: On the Language of Space. In A. Postma, & I. van der Ham (Eds.), Neuropsychology of space: Spatial functions of the human brain (pp. 197-230). Elsevier.

Other output

Buskens, V. W., de Mulder, H. N. M., ter Bekke, M. A., Frey, V. C., Struiksma, M. E., Raub, W., & van Berkum, J. J. A. (2016). Effects of self-talk on behaviour in Ultimatum Games: Does what you say to yourself matter?. Paper presented at The Day of Experiments in Multidisciplinary Economics, Utrecht.
't Hart, B., Struiksma, M. E., van Boxtel, A., & van Berkum, J. J. A. (2016). Embodying emotion in narrative discourse: a facial EMG study on simulation vs. moral evaluation in affective language processing. Poster session presented at Congitive Neuroscience Society, New York, United States.
Coopmans, C., Struiksma, M. E., Coopmans, P. H. A., & Chen, A. (2016). Automatic detection of morpho-syntactic violations in Dutch: A Mismatch Negativity study. Poster session presented at Society for the Neurobiology of Language, London, United Kingdom.
Struiksma, M. E., de Mulder, H. N. M., Bosch, E. A., & van Berkum, J. J. A. (2016). Insult back or empathize with the insulter? Cognitive strategies for dealing with insults. Paper presented at Conference on European Research on Emotion, Leiden, Netherlands.

2015

Scholarly publications

't Hart, B., Struiksma, M. E., van Boxtel, A., & van Berkum, J. J. A. (2015). Embodying Affect in Narrative Discourse: a facial EMG study on simulating affective language in context.

Other output

Dikker, S., Struiksma, M., & Oostrik, M. (2015). The Mutual Wave Machine, Lowlands Science. Exhibition
de Mulder, H. N. M., Struiksma, M. E., & van Berkum, J. J. A. (2015). How anxiety and sentence context affect the processing of insults and compliments: Insights from the emotional Stroop paradigm. Poster session presented at International Conference of Psychological Science (ICPS), Amsterdam, Netherlands.

2014

Other output

de Mulder, H., Struiksma, M., & van Berkum, J. (2014). How anxiety and sentence context affect the processing of insults and compliments: Insights from the emotional Stroop paradigm. Poster session presented at 21st Annual Meeting Cognitive Neuroscience Society, Boston, United States.
de Mulder, H., Struiksma, M., & van Berkum, J. (2014). How anxiety and sentence context affect the processing of insults and compliments: Insights from the emotional Stroop paradigm. Poster session presented at 7th Annual Meeting of the Social & Affective Neuroscience Society, Denver, United States.
de Mulder, H., Struiksma, M., & van Berkum, J. (2014). How anxiety and sentence context affect the processing of insults and compliments: Insights from the emotional Stroop paradigm. Poster session presented at Society for Affective Science - Inaugural Conference, Bethesda, United States.
de Mulder, H., Struiksma, M., & van Berkum, J. (2014). How anxiety and sentence context affect the processing of insults and compliments: Insights from the emotional Stroop paradigm. Poster session presented at 17th General Meeting of the European Association of Social Psychology, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Struiksma, M. E., de Mulder, H. N. M., Spotorno, N., Basnakova, J., & van Berkum, J. J. A. (2014). Insults hurt and they keep hurting, especially when they are about you! Evidence from EEG and skin conductance measures. Poster session presented at 21st Annual Meeting Cognitive Neuroscience Society, Boston, United States.
Struiksma, M. E., Noordzij, M. L., Barsalou, L. W., & Postma, A. (2014). Perceptual simulation in blind and sighted individuals. Paper presented at Embodied and Situated Language Processing Workshop, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Struiksma, M. E., de Mulder, H. N. M., Spotorno, N., Basnakova, J., & van Berkum, J. J. A. (2014). Personal insults hurt and they keep on hurting! Evidence from EEG and skin conductance measures. Paper presented at 17th General Meeting of the European Association of Social Psychology, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Struiksma, M. E., de Mulder, H. N. M., Spotorno, N., Basnakova, J., & van Berkum, J. J. A. (2014). Insults hurt and they keep hurting, especially when they are about you! Evidence from EEG and skin conductance measures. Poster session presented at Society for Affective Science - Inaugural Conference, Bethesda, United States.
Struiksma, M. E., de Mulder, H. N. M., Spotorno, N., Basnakova, J., & van Berkum, J. J. A. (2014). Insults hurt and they keep hurting, especially when they are about you! Evidence from EEG and skin conductance measures. Poster session presented at 7th Annual Meeting of the Social & Affective Neuroscience Society, Denver, United States.

2013

Other output

de Mulder, H. N. M., Mulders, I. C. M. C., Struiksma, M. E., & van Berkum, J. J. A. (2013). Linking words to objects: Does it matter how much you like the speaker?. Poster session presented at 6th Annual Meeting of the Social & Affective Neuroscience Society, San Francisco, United States.
de Mulder, H. N. M., Mulders, I. C. M. C., Struiksma, M. E., & van Berkum, J. J. A. (2013). Reference resolution: Does it matter how much you like the speaker?. Paper presented at 11th International Symposium of Psycholinguistics, Tenerife, Spain.
de Mulder, H. N. M., Mulders, I. C. M. C., Struiksma, M. E., & van Berkum, J. J. A. (2013). Reference resolution: Does it matter how much you like the speaker?. Paper presented at 5th Experimental Pragmatics conference (XPRAG), Utrecht.
Struiksma, M. E., Pantazi, M., de Mulder, H. N. M., & van Berkum, J. J. A. (2013). The time-course of dealing with morally objectionable language: What happens when we read about bad stuff?. Poster session presented at 6th Annual Meeting of the Social & Affective Neuroscience Society, San Francisco, United States.
de Mulder, H. N. M., Mulders, I. C. M. C., Struiksma, M. E., & van Berkum, J. J. A. (2013). Linking words to objects: Does it matter how much you like the speaker?. Poster session presented at In control: Regulating affective decisions and actions symposium, Nijmegen.
Struiksma, M. E., Noordzij, M. L., Barsalou, L. W., & Postma, A. (2013). Perceptual simulation in blind and sighted individuals. Poster session presented at 11th International Symposium of Psycholinguistics, Tenerife, Spain.

2012

Scholarly publications

Postma, A., Struiksma, M. E., & Noordzij, M. L. (2012). Talking about what you feel: space, language and touch in blind and sighted individuals. Cognitive Processing, 13.

Other output

Poortman, E., & Struiksma, M. (2012). Typicality effects on the logical interpretation of reciprocal sentences: A new experimental paradigm. Poster session presented at Psycholinguistics in Flanders 2012.

2011

Scholarly publications

Struiksma, M. E., Noordzij, M. L., & Postma, A. (2011). Embodied representation of the body contains veridical spatial information. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 64(6), 1124-1137. [DOI]
Struiksma, M. E., Noordzij, M. L., Neggers, S. F. W., Bosker, W. M., & Postma, A. (2011). Spatial Language Processing in the Blind: Evidence for a Supramodal Representation and Cortical Reorganization. PLoS One, 6(9), e24253. [DOI]
Struiksma, M. E., Noordzij, M. L., & Postma, A. (2011). Reference frame preferences in haptics differ for the blind and sighted in the horizontal but not in the vertical plane. Perception, 40(6), 725-738. [DOI]
Struiksma, M. E. (2011). On the language of space: Neurocognitive studies in blind and sighted individuals. [Doctoral thesis 1 (Research UU / Graduation UU), Utrecht University]. Uitgeverij BOXPress. [Repository]

Other output

Struiksma, M. E., Noordzij, M. L., Barsalou, L. W., & Postma, A. (2011). Conceptual combination in blind and sighted subjects: Evidence for perceptual simulation. Abstract from The European Society for Cognitive Psychology Conference, Donostia - San Sebastian, Spain.

2010

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Struiksma, M. E., Noordzij, M. L., & Postma, A. (2010). Processing verbal labels of body parts depends on a veridical body image. Poster session presented at EWIC 2010, Helsinki, Finland.

2009

Scholarly publications

Struiksma, M. E., Noordzij, M. L., & Postma, A. (2009). What is the link between language and spatial images? Behavioral and neural findings in blind and sighted individuals. Acta Psychologica, 132(2), 145-156. [DOI]

Other output

Struiksma, M. E., Noordzij, M. L., & Postma, A. (2009). Reference frame activation in spatial language: temporal dynamics. Cognitive Processing, 10, S173.

2007

Other output

Struiksma, M. E., Noordzij, M. L., Neggers, S. F. W., & Postma, A. (2007). Understanding space from verbal descriptions: a neuroimaging study on spatial sentence comprehension in blind and sighted individuals. Abstract from 6th Dutch Endo-Neuro-Psycho Meeting, Doorwerth, the Netherlands.
Struiksma, M. E., Noordzij, M. L., Neggers, S. F. W., & Postma, A. (2007). Neural correlates of spatial sentence processing in blind and sighted. Abstract from Nederlands Vereniging voor Psychonomie, Winter conference, Egmond aan Zee, the Netherlands.
Struiksma, M. E., Noordzij, M. L., Neggers, S. F. W., & Postma, A. (2007). Processing spatial sentences: an fMRI study with blind and sighted individuals. Abstract from European Workshop on Imagery and Cognition, Utrecht, the Netherlands.

2006

Other output

Knapen, T. H. J., Struiksma, M. E., & van Ee, R. (2006). Multiple slant rivalry stimuli alternate independently. Poster session presented at ECVP 2006, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation.