人类新生儿和棉花顶塔玛林的语言歧视
F Ramus1, M D Hauser, C Miller
1Laboratoire de Sciences Cognitives et Psycholinguistique, l'Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales/Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, 54 Boulevard Raspail, 75006 Paris, France. f.ramus@ucl.ac.uk
概括
人类新生儿和可以区分不熟悉的口语,这表明它们有共同的听觉处理机制. 当语音反向播放时,这种能力就会丧失,这表明它依赖于灵长类动物的一般听觉系统过程.
科学领域:
- 比較心理學 比較心理學
- 神经科学是一个神经科学.
- 语言学的语言学.
背景情况:
- 人类的语言能力是独一无二的,但其潜在的机制 - - 无论是专业化的还是共享的 - - 仍然不清楚.
- 调查共享机制可以阐明人类语音感知的演变.
研究的目的:
- 为了确定非人类灵长类动物是否与人类新生儿分享识别陌生的语言的感知机制.
- 探索一般听觉过程在早期语音感知中的作用.
主要方法:
- 在对人类新生儿和棉花顶塔玛林的并行实验中使用的习惯-脱习程序.
- 对荷兰和日本句子之间的歧视的评估前进和后退.
主要成果:
- 人类新生儿和鱼都在向前播放时成功地区分了荷兰语和日本语的句子.
- 当句子倒退时,两组人都无法区分语言.
- 反向演讲中没有歧视的线索,这意味着前进处理机制.
结论:
- 人类新生儿的语音感知调可能依赖于一般灵长类听觉系统过程.
- 建议在灵长类动物之间进行与语言歧视相关的听觉处理的共享生物基础.
- 强调时间序列在听觉感知中的重要性,以区分复杂的声音,如语音.
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