Brain-speech alignment enhances auditory cortical responses and speech perception

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 275-281

  Saoud, Houda ^a,b,c   Josse, Goulven ^a   Bertasi, Eric ^d   Truy, Eric ^c,e   Chait, Maria ^f   Giraud, Anne Lise ^a  

^a ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

^b Advanced Bionics UK Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c LYON NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH CENTER   (France)

^d SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^e EDOUARD HERRIOT HOSPITAL   (France)

^f UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY CORTEX; AUDITORY STIMULATION; EVOKED AUDITORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LANGUAGE TEST; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPEECH AUDIOMETRY; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADULT; AUDITORY CORTEX; DOMINANCE, CEREBRAL; EVOKED POTENTIALS, AUDITORY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; LANGUAGE TESTS; MALE; SPEECH DISCRIMINATION TESTS; SPEECH PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855980582     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 15292401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3970-11.2012     Document Type: Article

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