Currently, production and comprehension are regarded as quite distinct in accounts of
language processing. In rejecting this dichotomy, we instead assert that producing and …

Does “the motor system” play “a role” in speech perception? If so, where, how, and when?
We conducted a systematic review that addresses these questions using both qualitative …

A striking feature of human perception is that our subjective experience depends not only on
sensory information from the environment but also on our prior knowledge or expectations …

Reflecting recent changes in the way cognition and the brain are studied, this thoroughly
updated fourth edition of this bestselling textbook provides a comprehensive and student …

This review explores cross-modal cortical plasticity as a result of auditory deprivation in
populations with hearing loss across the age spectrum, from development to adulthood …

Historic theories of speech perception (Motor Theory and Analysis by Synthesis) invoked
listeners' knowledge of speech production to explain speech perception. Neuroimaging data …

Children who observe gesture while learning mathematics perform better than children who
do not, when tested immediately after training. How does observing gesture influence …

Though other species of primates also use tools, humans appear unique in their capacity to
understand the causal relationship between tools and the result of their use. In a …

The classical concept of efference copies in the context of internal forward models has
stimulated productive research in cognitive science and neuroscience. There are compelling …

Most of our knowledge about the neurobiological bases of language comes from studies of
spoken languages. By studying signed languages, we can determine whether what we have …