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16 - Neurological Foundations of Phonetic Sciences

from Section IV - Audition and Perception

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 November 2021

By
Francis C. K. Wong ,
Mark Antoniou  and
Patrick C. M. Wong
Edited by
Rachael-Anne Knight  and
Jane Setter
Rachael-Anne Knight
Affiliation:
City, University of London
Jane Setter
Affiliation:
University of Reading
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Summary

In this chapter, we provide a historical and a contemporary overview of the hearing brain. We will review how various brain-imaging methods are employed to study how sounds and meanings are represented in the brain. These studies have provided the foundation from which network models of the brain are built. We will conclude with a discussion of the practical aspects of the neuroscience of language, such as how it will further our understanding of the brain and lead to clinical applications.

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brainMRIEEGconnectivityFFRspeech learningcognitive neuroscience
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The Cambridge Handbook of Phonetics , pp. 407 - 429
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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