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Speech and other central auditory processes: insights from cognitive neuroscience
S L Miller1, T V Delaney, P Tallal
1Center for Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience, Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey 07102, USA.
Current Opinion in Neurobiology
|April 1, 1995
Summary
Cognitive neuroscience research using functional neural imaging and animal models reveals the brain
Area of Science:
- Cognitive Neuroscience
- Systems Neuroscience
- Auditory Neuroscience
Background:
- Advances in functional neural imaging and animal models offer new tools for studying the brain.
- Understanding the neural basis of central auditory processing is a key challenge.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the neural substrates underlying speech and central auditory processes.
- To explore how acoustic-phonetic features of speech organize neural systems.
Main Methods:
- Utilizing functional neural imaging techniques.
- Employing animal models for neural studies.
Main Results:
- Identified neural substrates for speech and central auditory processing.
- Acoustic-phonetic aspects of speech emerge as a key organizing principle.
Conclusions:
- Functional neural imaging and animal models provide critical insights into auditory neuroscience.
- Acoustic-phonetic speech features bridge systems neuroscience with cognitive and linguistic theories.