Project Grant 2346989

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $550,299 Project Grant under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program to Trustees of Indiana University, doing business as Indiana University, to conduct research on the transfer of statistical learning from speech perception to production. The project aims to understand the mechanisms by which the brain coordinates listening and speaking, even when changes are subtle and not consciously identifiable. Preliminary data suggests that manipulating subtle acoustic features of speech can induce changes in how a speaker produces the same dimensions. The research has potential broader impacts such as informing new education approaches for language-diverse classrooms, assisting individuals with communication challenges, and advancing artificial intelligence and brain prosthetics systems. The project period is from September 1, 2023 to August 31, 2025.