human hearing depends on a combination of cognitive and sensory processes that function
by means of an interactive circuitry of bottom-up and top-down neural pathways, extending …

Abstract Language has the power to shape cognition, behavior, and even the form and
function of the brain. Technological and scientific developments have recently yielded an …

The language history questionnaire (LHQ) is an important tool for assessing the linguistic
background of bilinguals or second language learners and for generating self-reported …

Tonal languages differ from other languages in their use of pitch (tones) to distinguish
words. Lifelong experience speaking and hearing tonal languages has been argued to …

Aging is associated with declines in auditory processing including speech comprehension
abilities. Here, we evaluated both brainstem and cortical speech-evoked brain responses to …

Brainstem frequency-following responses (FFRs) probe the neural transcription of
speech/music, auditory disorders, and plasticity in subcortical auditory function. Despite …

“Normal hearing” is typically defined by threshold audibility, even though everyday
communication relies on extracting key features of easily audible sound, not on sound …

Perceptual and neurophysiological enhancements in linguistic processing in musicians
suggest that domain specific experience may enhance neural resources recruited for …

Behavioral and neurophysiological transfer effects from music experience to language
processing are well-established but it is currently unclear whether or not linguistic expertise …

Adult non-native speech perception is subject to influence from multiple factors, including
linguistic and extralinguistic experience such as musical training. The present research …