Acoustic landmarks drive delta–theta oscillations to enable speech comprehension by facilitating perceptual parsing
A growing body of research suggests that intrinsic neuronal slow (< 10 Hz) oscillations in
auditory cortex appear to track incoming speech and other spectro-temporally complex …
auditory cortex appear to track incoming speech and other spectro-temporally complex …
Alpha and theta brain oscillations index dissociable processes in spoken word recognition
Abstract Slow neural oscillations (~ 1–15 Hz) are thought to orchestrate the neural
processes of spoken language comprehension. However, functional subdivisions within this …
processes of spoken language comprehension. However, functional subdivisions within this …
[HTML][HTML] Neural oscillations carry speech rhythm through to comprehension
A key feature of speech is the quasi-regular rhythmic information contained in its slow
amplitude modulations. In this article we review the information conveyed by speech rhythm …
amplitude modulations. In this article we review the information conveyed by speech rhythm …
[HTML][HTML] On the role of theta-driven syllabic parsing in decoding speech: intelligibility of speech with a manipulated modulation spectrum
O Ghitza - Frontiers in psychology, 2012 - frontiersin.org
Recent hypotheses on the potential role of neuronal oscillations in speech perception
propose that speech is processed on multi-scale temporal analysis windows formed by a …
propose that speech is processed on multi-scale temporal analysis windows formed by a …
θ-Band and β-band neural activity reflects independent syllable tracking and comprehension of time-compressed speech
M Pefkou, LH Arnal, L Fontolan… - Journal of …, 2017 - Soc Neuroscience
Recent psychophysics data suggest that speech perception is not limited by the capacity of
the auditory system to encode fast acoustic variations through neural γ activity, but rather by …
the auditory system to encode fast acoustic variations through neural γ activity, but rather by …
[HTML][HTML] Cortical oscillations in auditory perception and speech: evidence for two temporal windows in human auditory cortex
Natural sounds, including vocal communication sounds, contain critical information at
multiple time scales. Two essential temporal modulation rates in speech have been argued …
multiple time scales. Two essential temporal modulation rates in speech have been argued …
A speech envelope landmark for syllable encoding in human superior temporal gyrus
The most salient acoustic features in speech are the modulations in its intensity, captured by
the amplitude envelope. Perceptually, the envelope is necessary for speech …
the amplitude envelope. Perceptually, the envelope is necessary for speech …
[HTML][HTML] Phase patterns of neuronal responses reliably discriminate speech in human auditory cortex
How natural speech is represented in the auditory cortex constitutes a major challenge for
cognitive neuroscience. Although many single-unit and neuroimaging studies have yielded …
cognitive neuroscience. Although many single-unit and neuroimaging studies have yielded …
Neural speech tracking in the theta and in the delta frequency band differentially encode clarity and comprehension of speech in noise
O Etard, T Reichenbach - Journal of Neuroscience, 2019 - Soc Neuroscience
Humans excel at understanding speech even in adverse conditions such as background
noise. Speech processing may be aided by cortical activity in the delta and theta frequency …
noise. Speech processing may be aided by cortical activity in the delta and theta frequency …
[HTML][HTML] Speech encoding by coupled cortical theta and gamma oscillations
Many environmental stimuli present a quasi-rhythmic structure at different timescales that the
brain needs to decompose and integrate. Cortical oscillations have been proposed as …
brain needs to decompose and integrate. Cortical oscillations have been proposed as …