Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

A specialization for speech perception.

A M Liberman1, I G Mattingly

  • 1Haskins Laboratories, New Haven, CT 06511.

Science (New York, N.Y.)
|January 27, 1989
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Whole Language vs. Code Emphasis: Underlying assumptions and their implications for reading instruction.

Annals of dyslexia·2013
Same author

Parametrically dissociating speech and nonspeech perception in the brain using fMRI.

Brain and language·2001
Same author

Effects of gender and ethnicity on duty-related posttraumatic stress symptoms among urban police officers.

The Journal of nervous and mental disease·2001
Same author

The angular gyrus in developmental dyslexia: task-specific differences in functional connectivity within posterior cortex.

Psychological science·2001
Same author

When theories of speech meet the real world.

Journal of psycholinguistic research·1998
Same author

Functional disruption in the organization of the brain for reading in dyslexia.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America·1998
Same journal

A native sulfur deposit in Gale crater, Mars.

Science (New York, N.Y.)·2026
Same journal

Coordinated demise of harmful algal blooms.

Science (New York, N.Y.)·2026
Same journal

Genetic effects put into context.

Science (New York, N.Y.)·2026
Same journal

Bacteria share proteins to survive antibiotics.

Science (New York, N.Y.)·2026
Same journal

Impacts shaped Earth's first continents.

Science (New York, N.Y.)·2026
Same journal

Erratum for the Report "Covalently bonded single-molecule junctions with stable and reversible photoswitched conductivity" by C. Jia <i>et al</i>.

Science (New York, N.Y.)·2026
See all related articles

The human auditory system has a specialized phonetic module for processing speech sounds like consonants and vowels. This module enhances communication efficiency and natural language development.

Area of Science:

  • Auditory Neuroscience
  • Speech Perception
  • Psychoacoustics

Background:

  • Auditory perception involves distinct processes for sound localization and quality assignment versus speech sound recognition.
  • Specialized modules in sensory systems enhance information processing efficiency and facilitate species-specific functions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To elucidate the specialized nature of the phonetic module within the auditory system.
  • To understand how this specialization impacts speech perception and communication.
  • To differentiate phonetic processing from other auditory qualities like pitch and loudness.

Main Methods:

  • The study employs a theoretical framework based on auditory system architecture.
  • It analyzes the functional specialization of neural modules for distinct auditory tasks.

Related Experiment Videos

  • Compares properties of 'closed' phonetic modules with 'open' modules for general auditory qualities.

    • Main Results:

    • Phonetic perception (consonants, vowels) relies on a distinct module separate from sound localization and quality assignment.
    • This phonetic specialization accelerates information flow and ensures communication parity.
    • The module supports natural development of phonetic structures in species and individuals.

    Conclusions:

    • The auditory system architecture prioritizes phonetic processing through a specialized, 'closed' module.
    • This module preempts relevant auditory information, making it unavailable to 'open' modules (pitch, loudness, timbre).
    • This functional segregation is crucial for efficient and robust speech perception and language acquisition.