This $579,622 Project Grant award from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (CFDA 93.173 - Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders) supports research on the neural computations and integration processes underlying speech perception in the human brain.
The primary objectives are to: 1) systematically test whether neural integration windows in the cortex are yoked to physical time or abstract speech structures, 2) spatially map the transition from time- to structure-yoked integration using functional MRI, and 3) develop computational models to explain both time- and structure-based integration. The research approach utilizes intracranial recordings from neurosurgical patients, along with novel experimental and analysis methods.
A $95,000 sub-award was provided to the University of Iowa to investigate the dynamic temporal integration of speech structure in the brain. This collaborative effort aims to further the understanding of how the brain processes and integrates complex, time-varying speech signals.
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