The language network as a natural kind within the broader landscape of the human brain
Abstract Language behaviour is complex, but neuroscientific evidence disentangles it into
distinct components supported by dedicated brain areas or networks. In this Review, we …
distinct components supported by dedicated brain areas or networks. In this Review, we …
Universality, domain-specificity and development of psychological responses to music
Humans can find music happy, sad, fearful or spiritual. They can be soothed by it or urged to
dance. Whether these psychological responses reflect cognitive adaptations that evolved …
dance. Whether these psychological responses reflect cognitive adaptations that evolved …
[HTML][HTML] Music can be reconstructed from human auditory cortex activity using nonlinear decoding models
Music is core to human experience, yet the precise neural dynamics underlying music
perception remain unknown. We analyzed a unique intracranial electroencephalography …
perception remain unknown. We analyzed a unique intracranial electroencephalography …
[HTML][HTML] A highly selective response to food in human visual cortex revealed by hypothesis-free voxel decomposition
Prior work has identified cortical regions selectively responsive to specific categories of
visual stimuli. However, this hypothesis-driven work cannot reveal how prominent these …
visual stimuli. However, this hypothesis-driven work cannot reveal how prominent these …
[HTML][HTML] Many but not all deep neural network audio models capture brain responses and exhibit correspondence between model stages and brain regions
Models that predict brain responses to stimuli provide one measure of understanding of a
sensory system and have many potential applications in science and engineering. Deep …
sensory system and have many potential applications in science and engineering. Deep …
Does the visual word form area split in bilingual readers? A millimeter-scale 7-T fMRI study
In expert readers, a brain region known as the visual word form area (VWFA) is highly
sensitive to written words, exhibiting a posterior-to-anterior gradient of increasing sensitivity …
sensitive to written words, exhibiting a posterior-to-anterior gradient of increasing sensitivity …
[HTML][HTML] Subcortical responses to music and speech are alike while cortical responses diverge
Music and speech are encountered daily and are unique to human beings. Both are
transformed by the auditory pathway from an initial acoustical encoding to higher level …
transformed by the auditory pathway from an initial acoustical encoding to higher level …
[HTML][HTML] Spectro-temporal acoustical markers differentiate speech from song across cultures
Humans produce two forms of cognitively complex vocalizations: speech and song. It is
debated whether these differ based primarily on culturally specific, learned features, or if …
debated whether these differ based primarily on culturally specific, learned features, or if …
The human language system, including its inferior frontal component in “Broca's area,” does not support music perception
Abstract Language and music are two human-unique capacities whose relationship remains
debated. Some have argued for overlap in processing mechanisms, especially for structure …
debated. Some have argued for overlap in processing mechanisms, especially for structure …
Encoding of melody in the human auditory cortex
Melody is a core component of music in which discrete pitches are serially arranged to
convey emotion and meaning. Perception varies along several pitch-based dimensions:(i) …
convey emotion and meaning. Perception varies along several pitch-based dimensions:(i) …