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Human cortical encoding of pitch in tonal and non-tonal languages
oleh: Yuanning Li, Claire Tang, Junfeng Lu, Jinsong Wu, Edward F. Chang
Format: | Article |
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Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2021-02-01 |
Deskripsi
Different languages rely on different vocal sounds to convey meaning. Here the authors show that language-general coding of pitch occurs in the non-primary auditory cortex for both tonal (Mandarin Chinese) and non-tonal (English) languages, with some language specificity on the population level.