Lateralization of speech and auditory temporal processing.
J Cogn Neurosci
; 10(4): 536-40, 1998 Jul.
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ABSTRACT
To investigate the role of temporal processing in language lateralization, we monitored asymmetry of cerebral activation in human volunteers using positron emission tomography (PET). Subjects were scanned during passive auditory stimulation with nonverbal sounds containing rapid (40 msec) or extended (200 msec) frequency transitions. Bilateral symmetric activation was observed in the auditory cortex for slow frequency transitions. In contrast, left-biased asymmetry was observed in response to rapid frequency transitions due to reduced response of the right auditory cortex. These results provide direct evidence that auditory processing of rapid acoustic transitions is lateralized in the human brain. Such functional asymmetry in temporal processing is likely to contribute to language lateralization from the lowest levels of cortical processing.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Córtex Auditivo
/
Fala
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Lobo Temporal
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Lateralidade Funcional
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Cogn Neurosci
Ano de publicação:
1998
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
França