Perception of words and pitch patterns in song and speech

This fMRI study examines shared and distinct cortical areas involved in the auditory perception of song and speech at the level of their underlying constituents: words, pitch and rhythm. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed on the brain activity patterns of six conditions, arranged in...

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Main Authors: Julia eMerrill, Daniela eSammler, Marc eBangert, Dirk eGoldhahn, Gabriele eLohmann, Robert eTurner, Angela Dorkas Friederici
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2012.00076/full