More information: Kotaro Takizawa et al, Automatized phonological vocabulary knowledge as L2 cognitive fluency: Testing the declarative–automatized integrative model in L2 speech production ...

Specific regions of the cerebellum are key to implicit memory and play an important role in acquiring automatized skills that someone can perform without conscious awareness or “over-thinking ...

While automatized vocabulary knowledge has been shown to strongly predict general listening ability, its role in speech production remains unknown. Now, researchers have compared conscious recognition ...