The Essential Role of Premotor Cortex in Speech Perception

• Published in: Current biology Vol. 17; no. 19; pp. 1692 - 1696
• Main Authors: Meister, Ingo G., Wilson, Stephen M., Deblieck, Choi, Wu, Allan D., Iacoboni, Marco
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Inc 09.10.2007
• Subjects: Adult; Auditory Cortex - physiology; Auditory Perception - physiology; Evoked Potentials, Motor - physiology; Female; Humans; Male; Motor Cortex - physiology; Pitch Perception - physiology; Speech Acoustics; Speech Perception - physiology; SYSNEURO; SYSNEURO

Besides the involvement of superior temporal regions in processing complex speech sounds, evidence suggests that the motor system might also play a role [1–4]. This suggests that the hearer might perceive speech by simulating the articulatory gestures of the speaker [5, 6]. It is still an open quest...