Towards a neural basis of auditory sentence processing

Towards a neural basis of auditory sentence processing

Functional dissociations within the neural basis of auditory sentence processing are difficult to specify because phonological, syntactic and semantic information are all involved when sentences are perceived. In this review I argue that sentence processing is supported by a temporo-frontal network. Within this network, temporal regions subserve aspects of identification and frontal regions the...

The Neural Basis of Sentence Processing: A Neurocognitive Model

Auditory sentence processing an introduction.

Mensch: A German word which, in Yiddish, means “a good person”. A mensch is a particularly good person with the qualities one would hope for in a dear friend or trusted colleague; a gentleman. In 2000, Dave Swinney and Roelien Bastiaanse started a joint project on online sentence processing in Dutch and English. This project, entitled “The role of the verb in online auditory sentence processing...

Visual Processing Affects the Neural Basis of Auditory Discrimination

The interaction between auditory and visual speech streams is a seamless and surprisingly effective process. An intriguing example is the "McGurk effect": The acoustic syllable /ba/ presented simultaneously with a mouth articulating /ga/ is typically heard as /da/ [McGurk, H., & MacDonald, J. Hearing lips and seeing voices. Nature, 264, 746-748, 1976]. Previous studies have demonstrated the int...

Neural Basis and Computational Strategies for Auditory Processing

Title of dissertation: NEURAL BASIS AND COMPUTATIONAL STRATEGIES FOR AUDITORY PROCESSING Mounya Elhilali, Doctor of Philosophy, 2004 Dissertation directed by: Professor Shihab A. Shamma Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Our senses are our window to the world, and hearing is the window through which we perceive the world of sound. While seemingly effortless, the process of hearin...