Cortical gamma-oscillations modulated by listening and overt repetition of phonemes.

ABSTRACT: Both superior temporal gyrus and inferior Rolandic area have been reported to be involved in perception and production of speech in humans. Here, we determined how these cortical structures were activated by listening and subsequent overt articulation of syllables, by measuring event-related gamma-oscillations as quantitative measures of cortical activation. Fifteen subjects were presented an auditory syllable consisting of either "fee [fi:]," "faa [falpha:]," "hee [hi:]," or "haa [halpha:]," and were instructed to overtly repeat each given syllable. Gamma-oscillations in the superior temporal gyrus were highly augmented during syllable-presentation, least augmented at the onset of syllable-articulation, and again highly augmented following syllable-articulation. Gamma-oscillations were au

SUBMITTER: Fukuda M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2818372 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature