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Stefan Elmer1, Jürg Kühnis1

  • 1Auditory Research Group Zurich (ARGZ), Division Neuropsychology, Institute of Psychology, University of Zurich Zurich, Switzerland.

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
|March 1, 2016
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Simultaneous interpreters show stronger brain connectivity in the dorsal speech pathway, suggesting enhanced sound-to-articulation mapping. This neural adaptation is linked to training duration and early language learning, highlighting the brain's plasticity.

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EEGdorsal streamfunctional connectivitylexical decision tasksimultaneous interpreters

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