title: Introduction. The perception of speech: from sound to meaning.
abstract: Spoken language communication is arguably the most important activity that distinguishes humans from non-human species. This paper provides an overview of the review papers that make up this theme issue on the processes underlying speech communication. The volume includes contributions from researchers who specialize in a wide range of topics within the general area of speech perception and language processing. It also includes contributions from key researchers in neuroanatomy and functional neuro-imaging, in an effort to cut across traditional disciplinary boundaries and foster cross-disciplinary interactions in this important and rapidly developing area of the biological and cognitive sciences.
authors.affiliation: Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EB, UK. bcjm@cam.ac.uk
authors.forename: Brian C J
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Moore
authors.forename: Lorraine K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Tyler
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Marslen-Wilson
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008037:Linguistics; D013016:Sound; D013061:Speech Acoustics; D013067:Speech Perception / Q000502:physiology*