Selective attention to phonology dynamically modulates initial encoding of auditory words within the left hemisphere.

ABSTRACT: Selective attention to phonology, i.e., the ability to attend to sub-syllabic units within spoken words, is a critical precursor to literacy acquisition. Recent functional magnetic resonance imaging evidence has demonstrated that a left-lateralized network of frontal, temporal, and posterior language regions, including the visual word form area, supports this skill. The current event-related potential (ERP) study investigated the temporal dynamics of selective attention to phonology during spoken word perception. We tested the hypothesis that selective attention to phonology dynamically modulates stimulus encoding by recruiting left-lateralized processes specifically while the information critical for performance is unfolding. Selective attention to phonology was captured by manipulating l

SUBMITTER: Yoncheva Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4414015 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature