title: Toward a model of phoneme perception.
abstract: Hemisphere asymmetry in phoneme perception was analyzed. Three basic mechanisms underlying phoneme perception are proposed. Left temporal lobe would be specialized in: (1) ultrashort auditory (echoic) memory; (2) higher resolution power for some language frequencies; and (3) recognition of rapidly changing and time-dependent auditory signals. An attempt was made to apply some neurophysiological mechanisms described for the visual system to phoneme recognition in the auditory system.
authors.affiliation: Instituto Colombiano de Neuropsicologia, Bogota.
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authors.lastname: Ardila
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D008570:Memory, Short-Term / Q000502:physiology; D010700:Phonetics; D013067:Speech Perception / Q000502:physiology*; D013997:Time Factors