Neural representation of linguistic feature hierarchy reflects second-language proficiency

Acquiring a new language requires individuals to simultaneously and gradually learn linguistic attributes on multiple levels. Here, we investigated how this learning process changes the neural encoding of natural speech by assessing the encoding of the linguistic feature hierarchy in second-language...

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Main Authors: Giovanni M. Di Liberto, Jingping Nie, Jeremy Yeaton, Bahar Khalighinejad, Shihab A. Shamma, Nima Mesgarani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-02-01
Series:NeuroImage
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1053811920310715