The right hemisphere and temporal processing of consonant transition durations: Electrophysiological correlates

Dennis L. Molfese; Robin A. Buhrke; Selina L. Wang

doi:10.1016/0093-934X(85)90027-6

The right hemisphere and temporal processing of consonant transition durations: Electrophysiological correlates

Dennis L. Molfese, Robin A. Buhrke, Selina L. Wang

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Auditory evoked responses (AER) were recorded from frontal, temporal, and parietal scalp regions to a series of consonant-vowel syllables which varied in the duration of the consonant transition. Multivariate analyses of the AER waveforms identified one component of the AERs occurring only over right hemisphere regions which discriminated between differences in transition durations. A second component detected over only left hemisphere areas discriminated differences in place of articulation. These data are consistent with previous behavioral and electrophysiological reports that the right hemisphere is sensitive to temporal discriminations.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	49-62
Number of pages	14
Journal	Brain and Language
Volume	26
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0093-934X(85)90027-6
State	Published - Sep 1985
Externally published	Yes

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Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Language and Linguistics
Linguistics and Language
Cognitive Neuroscience
Speech and Hearing

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