Cooperative cortical network for categorical processing of Chinese lexical tone
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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1710752114
Abstract: Significance The variation of pitch in speech not only creates the intonation for affective communication but also signals different meaning of a word in tonal languages, like Chinese. Due to its subtle and brisk pitch… read more here.
Keywords: network; processing; categorical processing; tone ... See more keywords
Auditory categorical processing for speech is modulated by inherent musical listening skills
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DOI: 10.1097/wnr.0000000000001369
Abstract: During successful auditory perception, the human brain classifies diverse acoustic information into meaningful groupings, a process known as categorical perception (CP). Intense auditory experiences (e.g., musical training and language expertise) shape categorical representations necessary for… read more here.
Keywords: auditory; listening skills; speech; musical listening ... See more keywords