The neural and computational bases of semantic cognition
MAL Ralph, E Jefferies, K Patterson… - Nature reviews …, 2017 - nature.com
Semantic cognition refers to our ability to use, manipulate and generalize knowledge that is
acquired over the lifespan to support innumerable verbal and non-verbal behaviours. This …
acquired over the lifespan to support innumerable verbal and non-verbal behaviours. This …
[HTML][HTML] How can hearing loss cause dementia?
Epidemiological studies identify midlife hearing loss as an independent risk factor for
dementia, estimated to account for 9% of cases. We evaluate candidate brain bases for this …
dementia, estimated to account for 9% of cases. We evaluate candidate brain bases for this …
Hearing and dementia: from ears to brain
The association between hearing impairment and dementia has emerged as a major public
health challenge, with significant opportunities for earlier diagnosis, treatment and …
health challenge, with significant opportunities for earlier diagnosis, treatment and …
Emergence of neural encoding of auditory objects while listening to competing speakers
A visual scene is perceived in terms of visual objects. Similar ideas have been proposed for
the analogous case of auditory scene analysis, although their hypothesized neural …
the analogous case of auditory scene analysis, although their hypothesized neural …
[HTML][HTML] Toward a neural basis of music perception–a review and updated model
S Koelsch - Frontier in Psychology, 2011 - frontiersin.org
Music perception involves acoustic analysis, auditory memory, auditory scene analysis,
processing of interval relations, of musical syntax and semantics, and activation of (pre) …
processing of interval relations, of musical syntax and semantics, and activation of (pre) …
Phoneme and word recognition in the auditory ventral stream
I DeWitt, JP Rauschecker - Proceedings of the National …, 2012 - National Acad Sciences
Spoken word recognition requires complex, invariant representations. Using a meta-analytic
approach incorporating more than 100 functional imaging experiments, we show that …
approach incorporating more than 100 functional imaging experiments, we show that …
Neurocognitive insights on conceptual knowledge and its breakdown
MA Lambon Ralph - … Transactions of the Royal Society B …, 2014 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Conceptual knowledge reflects our multi-modal 'semantic database'. As such, it brings
meaning to all verbal and non-verbal stimuli, is the foundation for verbal and non-verbal …
meaning to all verbal and non-verbal stimuli, is the foundation for verbal and non-verbal …
Central mechanisms of odour object perception
JA Gottfried - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2010 - nature.com
The stimulus complexity of naturally occurring odours presents unique challenges for central
nervous systems that are aiming to internalize the external olfactory landscape. One …
nervous systems that are aiming to internalize the external olfactory landscape. One …
Acoustic sequences in non‐human animals: a tutorial review and prospectus
Animal acoustic communication often takes the form of complex sequences, made up of
multiple distinct acoustic units. Apart from the well‐known example of birdsong, other …
multiple distinct acoustic units. Apart from the well‐known example of birdsong, other …