News tagged with speech perception


Speaking a tonal language (such as Cantonese) primes the brain for musical training

Non-musicians who speak tonal languages may have a better ear for learning musical notes, according to Canadian researchers.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 02, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

15 years of brain research: Multisensory speech perception examined

Research on multisensory speech perception in recent years has helped revolutionize our understanding of how the brain organizes the information it receives from our many different senses, UC Riverside psychology professor ...

Neuroscience created Dec 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cambridge software improves quality of sound for hearing aid users

A new software product developed by researchers at the University of Cambridge could greatly improve sound perception for users of hearing aids.

Other created Nov 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

'Read my lips'—it's easier when they're your own

People can lip-read themselves better than they can lip-read others, according to a new study by Nancy Tye-Murray and colleagues from Washington University. Their work, which explores the link between speech perception and ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Nov 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study unveils clue to the origin of dyslexia

Because dyslexia affects so many people around the world, countless studies have attempted to pinpoint the source of the learning disorder.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Sep 19, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Theory: Music underlies language acquisition

(Medical Xpress)—Contrary to the prevailing theories that music and language are cognitively separate or that music is a byproduct of language, theorists at Rice University's Shepherd School of Music and the University ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Sep 18, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Infants' recognition of speech more sophisticated than previously known, researchers find

The ability of infants to recognize speech is more sophisticated than previously known, researchers in New York University's Department of Psychology have found. Their study, which appears in the journal Developmental Ps ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jul 17, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Researchers rewrite textbook on location of brain's speech processing center

Scientists have long believed that human speech is processed towards the back of the brain's cerebral cortex, behind auditory cortex where all sounds are received -- a place famously known as Wernicke's area ...

Neuroscience created Jan 30, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (18) | comments 6 | with audio podcast