A5070096138- Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism
- Action Observation and Synchronization
- Multisensory perception and integration
- Tactile and Sensory Interactions
- Stuttering Research and Treatment
- Hearing Impairment and Communication
- Phonetics and Phonology Research
University of Oxford
2013-2018
Perceiving speech engages parts of the motor system involved in production. The role cortex perception has been demonstrated using low-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) to suppress excitability lip representation and disrupt discrimination lip-articulated sounds (Möttönen Watkins, 2009). Another form rTMS, continuous theta-burst (cTBS), can produce longer-lasting disruptive effects following a brief train stimulation. We investigated cTBS on non-speech sounds. was...
Stuttering is a disorder in which the smooth flow of speech interrupted. People who stutter show structural and functional abnormalities motor system. It unclear whether differences reflect general traits or are specifically related to dysfluent state. We used hierarchical approach separate state trait effects within stuttering. collected sparse-sampled MRI during two overt tasks (sentence reading picture description) 17 people 16 fluent controls. Separate analyses identified indicators of:...
It is possible to comprehend speech and discriminate languages by viewing a speaker's articulatory movements. Transcranial magnetic stimulation studies have shown that enhances excitability in the motor cortex. Here, we investigated specificity of this enhanced native non-native speakers English. Both groups were able between movements related known (i.e., English) unknown Hebrew) language. The was higher during observation language than an or non-speech mouth movements, suggesting resonance...
Comprehending speech can be particularly challenging in a noisy environment and the absence of semantic context. It has been proposed that articulatory motor system would recruited especially difficult listening conditions. However, it remains unknown how signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) context affect recruitment when to continuous speech. The aim present study was address hypothesis involvement cortex increases intelligibility clarity spoken sentences decreases, because noise lack We applied...
Abstract Comprehending speech can be particularly challenging in a noisy environment and the absence of semantic context. It has been proposed that articulatory motor system would recruited especially difficult listening conditions. However, it remains unknown how signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) context affect recruitment when to continuous speech. The aim present study was address hypothesis involvement cortex increases intelligibility clarity spoken sentences decreases, because noise lack We...