title: Neurobiology of speech perception.
abstract: The mechanisms by which human speech is processed in the brain are reviewed from both behavioral and neurobiological perspectives. Special consideration is given to the separation of speech processing as a complex acoustic-processing task versus a linguistic task. Relevant animal research is reviewed, insofar as these data provide insight into the neurobiological basis of complex acoustic processing in the brain.
authors.affiliation: Center for Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark 07102, USA.
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Fitch
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tallal
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D009446:Neurobiology; D013067:Speech Perception / Q000502:physiology*