Linguistic categories and speech perception
Linguistic categories and speech perception
Linguistic categories and speech perception
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Brain activation for<br />
native vs. non-native sounds<br />
• American <strong>and</strong> Japanese<br />
listeners heard /ra/ <strong>and</strong> /la/<br />
stimuli (non-phonemic in<br />
Japanese)<br />
• American listeners had more<br />
focal activation, for a shorter<br />
time<br />
• Japanese listeners had more<br />
distributed activation, lasting<br />
longer<br />
• (the brain is typically more active<br />
when it processes difficult material)<br />
Zhang et al. (2005, Neuroimage 26: 703-720)
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