Theta Brain Rhythms Index Perceptual Narrowing in Infant Speech Perception

Theta Brain Rhythms Index Perceptual Narrowing in Infant Speech Perception

The development of speech perception shows a dramatic transition between infancy and adulthood. Between 6 and 12 months, infants’ initial ability to discriminate all phonetic units across the worlds’ languages narrows—native discrimination increases while nonnative discrimination shows a steep decli...

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Main Authors: Alexis eBosseler, Samu eTaulu, Elina ePihko, Jyrki eMäkelä, Toshiaki eImada, Antti eAhonen, Patricia eKuhl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
Speech Perception
infants
brain rhythms
Magnetoencephalography (MEG)
perceptual narrowing
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00690/full

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