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Brain responses in the processing of lexical pitch-accent by Japanese speakers.

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Sato, Y; Sogabe, Y; Mazuka, R
Published in: Neuroreport
December 2007

Near-infrared spectroscopy was used to elucidate the neural mechanisms underlying the processing of Japanese lexical pitch-accent by adult native speakers of Japanese. We measured cortical hemodynamic responses to a pitch pattern change (high-low vs. low-high) embedded in disyllabic words or pure tones. The results showed that the responses to the pitch pattern change within the words were larger than those for the pure tones in the left temporoparietal region. Activation in the left frontal region was also observed for the perception of pitch pattern change within the words. These results indicate that the left language-related regions contribute to the processing of lexical pitch-accent in native Japanese speakers.

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Neuroreport

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EISSN

1473-558X

ISSN

0959-4965

Publication Date

December 2007

Volume

18

Issue

18

Start / End Page

2001 / 2004

Related Subject Headings

  • Verbal Behavior
  • Temporal Lobe
  • Speech Perception
  • Spectroscopy, Near-Infrared
  • Pitch Perception
  • Neurology & Neurosurgery
  • Male
  • Language Tests
  • Language
  • Humans
 

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Sato, Y., Sogabe, Y., & Mazuka, R. (2007). Brain responses in the processing of lexical pitch-accent by Japanese speakers. Neuroreport, 18(18), 2001–2004. https://doi.org/10.1097/wnr.0b013e3282f262de
Sato, Yutaka, Yuko Sogabe, and Reiko Mazuka. “Brain responses in the processing of lexical pitch-accent by Japanese speakers.Neuroreport 18, no. 18 (December 2007): 2001–4. https://doi.org/10.1097/wnr.0b013e3282f262de.
Sato Y, Sogabe Y, Mazuka R. Brain responses in the processing of lexical pitch-accent by Japanese speakers. Neuroreport. 2007 Dec;18(18):2001–4.
Sato, Yutaka, et al. “Brain responses in the processing of lexical pitch-accent by Japanese speakers.Neuroreport, vol. 18, no. 18, Dec. 2007, pp. 2001–04. Epmc, doi:10.1097/wnr.0b013e3282f262de.
Sato Y, Sogabe Y, Mazuka R. Brain responses in the processing of lexical pitch-accent by Japanese speakers. Neuroreport. 2007 Dec;18(18):2001–2004.

Published In

Neuroreport

DOI

EISSN

1473-558X

ISSN

0959-4965

Publication Date

December 2007

Volume

18

Issue

18

Start / End Page

2001 / 2004

Related Subject Headings

  • Verbal Behavior
  • Temporal Lobe
  • Speech Perception
  • Spectroscopy, Near-Infrared
  • Pitch Perception
  • Neurology & Neurosurgery
  • Male
  • Language Tests
  • Language
  • Humans