Brain networks underlying the processing of sound symbolism related to softness perception

Abstract Unlike the assumption of modern linguistics, there is non-arbitrary association between sound and meaning in sound symbolic words. Neuroimaging studies have suggested the unique contribution of the superior temporal sulcus to the processing of sound symbolism. However, because these finding...

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Main Authors: Ryo Kitada, Jinhwan Kwon, Ryuichi Doizaki, Eri Nakagawa, Tsubasa Tanigawa, Hiroyuki Kajimoto, Norihiro Sadato, Maki Sakamoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-04-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-86328-6