Using procedures optimized to explore network organization within the individual, the
topography of a candidate language network was characterized and situated within the …

The processing of spoken language has been attributed to areas in the superior temporal
lobe, where speech stimuli elicit the greatest activation. However, neurobiological and …

Highlights•Somatotopy of speech articulators is localized to ventral sensory-motor
cortex.•vSMC may have certain functional and anatomical specializations for …

Activity of splanchnocranial and orofacial muscles regulates a number of behaviors and
plays an important articulatory role in vocalization and speech. This chapter reviews …

Age-related hearing loss, or presbyacusis, is a major public health problem that causes
communication difficulties and is associated with diminished quality of life. Limited …

The map of the human motor cortex has lacked a representation for the intrinsic musculature
of the larynx ever since the electrical stimulation studies of Penfield. In addition, there has …

Compared with complex coordinated orofacial actions, few neuroimaging studies have
attempted to determine the shared and distinct neural substrates of supralaryngeal and …

A number of brain regions have been implicated in articulation, but their precise
computations remain debated. Using functional magnetic resonance imaging, we examine …

Corticomotor control of the human tongue has been reported to undergo neuroplastic
changes following several days of training in a tongue-protrusion task. The aims of the …

Objective: To study with fMRI the pattern of sensorimotor activation in patients with
spasmodic dysphonia (laryngeal dystonia) compared to healthy controls. Methods: The …