Sensorimotor foundations of speech perception in infancy

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Sensorimotor foundations of speech perception in infancy Choi, Dawoon; Yeung, H. Henny; Werker, Janet Feldman, 1951-

Abstract

The perceptual system for speech is highly organized from early infancy. This organization bootstraps young human learners’ ability to acquire their native speech and language from speech input. Here, we review behavioral and neuroimaging evidence that perceptual systems beyond the auditory modality are also specialized for speech in infancy, and that motor and sensorimotor systems can influence speech perception even in infants too young to produce speech-like vocalizations. These investigations complement existing literatures on infant vocal development and on the interplay between speech perception and production systems in adults. We conclude that a multimodal speech and language network is present before speech-like vocalizations emerge.

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Title	Sensorimotor foundations of speech perception in infancy
Creator	Choi, Dawoon; Yeung, H. Henny; Werker, Janet Feldman, 1951-
Date Issued	2023-06
Description	The perceptual system for speech is highly organized from early infancy. This organization bootstraps young human learners’ ability to acquire their native speech and language from speech input. Here, we review behavioral and neuroimaging evidence that perceptual systems beyond the auditory modality are also specialized for speech in infancy, and that motor and sensorimotor systems can influence speech perception even in infants too young to produce speech-like vocalizations. These investigations complement existing literatures on infant vocal development and on the interplay between speech perception and production systems in adults. We conclude that a multimodal speech and language network is present before speech-like vocalizations emerge.
Subject	Speech perception; Multisensory speech; Language acquisition; Development
Genre	Article; Postprint
Type	Text
Language	eng
Date Available	2024-06-09
Provider	Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights	Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
DOI	10.14288/1.0434632
URI	http://hdl.handle.net/2429/85356
Affiliation	Arts, Faculty of; Non UBC; Psychology, Department of
Citation	Dawoon Choi, H. Henny Yeung, Janet F. Werker, Sensorimotor foundations of speech perception in infancy, Trends in Cognitive Sciences, Volume 27, Issue 8, 2023, Pages 773-784.
Publisher DOI	10.1016/j.tics.2023.05.007
Peer Review Status	Reviewed
Scholarly Level	Faculty; Postdoctoral
Rights URI	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Aggregated Source Repository	DSpace

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