Role of articulatory motor networks in perceptual categorization of speech signals : a 7T fMRI study

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Speech and language processing involve complex interactions between cortical areas necessary for articulatory movements and auditory perception and a range of areas through which these are connected and interact. Despite their fundamental importance, the precise mechanisms underlying these processes are not fully elucidated. We measured BOLD signals from normal hearing participants using high-field 7 Tesla fMRI with 1-mm isotropic voxel resolution. The subjects performed 2 speech perception tasks (discrimination and classification) and a speech production task during the scan. By employing univariate and multivariate pattern analyses, we identified the neural signatures associated with speech production and perception. The left precentral, premotor, and inferior frontal cortex regions showed significant activations that correlated with phoneme category variability during perceptual discrimination tasks. In addition, the perceived sound categories could be decoded from signals in a region of interest defined based on activation related to production task. The results support the hypothesis that articulatory motor networks in the left hemisphere, typically associated with speech production, may also play a critical role in the perceptual categorization of syllables. The study provides valuable insights into the intricate neural mechanisms that underlie speech processing.

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UpdateOf: bioRxiv. 2023 Jul 03;:. - PMID 37461673

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:33

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Cerebral cortex (New York, N.Y. : 1991) - 33(2023), 24 vom: 09. Dez., Seite 11517-11525

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Lankinen, Kaisu [VerfasserIn]
Ahveninen, Jyrki [VerfasserIn]
Uluç, Işıl [VerfasserIn]
Daneshzand, Mohammad [VerfasserIn]
Mareyam, Azma [VerfasserIn]
Kirsch, John E [VerfasserIn]
Polimeni, Jonathan R [VerfasserIn]
Healy, Brian C [VerfasserIn]
Tian, Qiyuan [VerfasserIn]
Khan, Sheraz [VerfasserIn]
Nummenmaa, Aapo [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Qing Mei [VerfasserIn]
Green, Jordan R [VerfasserIn]
Kimberley, Teresa J [VerfasserIn]
Li, Shasha [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

7T fMRI
Articulatory motor areas
Journal Article
MVPA
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Speech perception
Speech production

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Date Completed 18.12.2023

Date Revised 16.04.2024

published: Print

UpdateOf: bioRxiv. 2023 Jul 03;:. - PMID 37461673

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1093/cercor/bhad384

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NLM363443614