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Larger language models better align with the reading brain

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A systematic comparison of large language models suggests that larger models align better with both human behavior and brain activity during natural reading. Instruction tuning, however, does not yield a similar benefit.

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  1. Princeton Neuroscience Institute, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA

    Samuel A. Nastase

  2. Department of Psychology and Center for Computational Language Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Samuel A. Nastase

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Nastase, S.A. Larger language models better align with the reading brain. Nat Comput Sci 5, 994–995 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s43588-025-00905-7

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