Visual speech cues recruit neural oscillations to optimise auditory perception: Ways forward for research on human communication
In pandemic times, when visual speech cues are masked, it becomes particularly evident how much we rely on them to communicate. Recent research points to a key role of neural oscillations for cross-modal predictions during speech perception. This article bridges several fields of research – neural o...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Elsevier
2021-01-01
|
| Series: | Current Research in Neurobiology |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2665945X21000115 |
| _version_ | 1819241015094018048 |
|---|---|
| author | Benedikt Zoefel |
| author_facet | Benedikt Zoefel |
| author_sort | Benedikt Zoefel |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | In pandemic times, when visual speech cues are masked, it becomes particularly evident how much we rely on them to communicate. Recent research points to a key role of neural oscillations for cross-modal predictions during speech perception. This article bridges several fields of research – neural oscillations, cross-modal speech perception and brain stimulation – to propose ways forward for research on human communication. Future research can test: (1) whether “speech is special” for oscillatory processes underlying cross-modal predictions; (2) whether “visual control” of oscillatory processes in the auditory system is strongest in moments of reduced acoustic regularity; and (3) whether providing information to the brain via electric stimulation can overcome deficits associated with cross-modal information processing in certain pathological conditions. |
| first_indexed | 2024-12-23T14:17:11Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-61181378349c454eb963e094a05302f7 |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 2665-945X |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-12-23T14:17:11Z |
| publishDate | 2021-01-01 |
| publisher | Elsevier |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Current Research in Neurobiology |
| spelling | doaj.art-61181378349c454eb963e094a05302f72022-12-21T17:43:53ZengElsevierCurrent Research in Neurobiology2665-945X2021-01-012100015Visual speech cues recruit neural oscillations to optimise auditory perception: Ways forward for research on human communicationBenedikt Zoefel0Centre de Recherche Cerveau et Cognition (CerCo), CNRS UMR 5549, CHU Purpan, Pavillon Baudot, 31052, Toulouse, FranceIn pandemic times, when visual speech cues are masked, it becomes particularly evident how much we rely on them to communicate. Recent research points to a key role of neural oscillations for cross-modal predictions during speech perception. This article bridges several fields of research – neural oscillations, cross-modal speech perception and brain stimulation – to propose ways forward for research on human communication. Future research can test: (1) whether “speech is special” for oscillatory processes underlying cross-modal predictions; (2) whether “visual control” of oscillatory processes in the auditory system is strongest in moments of reduced acoustic regularity; and (3) whether providing information to the brain via electric stimulation can overcome deficits associated with cross-modal information processing in certain pathological conditions.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2665945X21000115Speech perceptionPredictionNeural oscillationsTranscranial alternating current stimulationNeural entrainmentCross-modality |
| spellingShingle | Benedikt Zoefel Visual speech cues recruit neural oscillations to optimise auditory perception: Ways forward for research on human communication Current Research in Neurobiology Speech perception Prediction Neural oscillations Transcranial alternating current stimulation Neural entrainment Cross-modality |
| title | Visual speech cues recruit neural oscillations to optimise auditory perception: Ways forward for research on human communication |
| title_full | Visual speech cues recruit neural oscillations to optimise auditory perception: Ways forward for research on human communication |
| title_fullStr | Visual speech cues recruit neural oscillations to optimise auditory perception: Ways forward for research on human communication |
| title_full_unstemmed | Visual speech cues recruit neural oscillations to optimise auditory perception: Ways forward for research on human communication |
| title_short | Visual speech cues recruit neural oscillations to optimise auditory perception: Ways forward for research on human communication |
| title_sort | visual speech cues recruit neural oscillations to optimise auditory perception ways forward for research on human communication |
| topic | Speech perception Prediction Neural oscillations Transcranial alternating current stimulation Neural entrainment Cross-modality |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2665945X21000115 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT benediktzoefel visualspeechcuesrecruitneuraloscillationstooptimiseauditoryperceptionwaysforwardforresearchonhumancommunication |