title: Speech perception: motoric contributions versus the motor theory.
abstract: Recent studies indicate that the motor cortex is involved not only in the production of speech, but also in its perception. These studies have sparked a renewed interest in gesture-based theories of speech perception.
authors.affiliation: Cognitive, Perceptual and Brain Sciences, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK. joe.t.devlin@googlemail.com
authors.forename: Joseph T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Devlin
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Aydelott
mesh_terms: D005868:Gestures; D006801:Humans; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000502:physiology*; D009044:Motor Cortex / Q000502:physiology*; D010700:Phonetics; D013060:Speech / Q000502:physiology*; D013067:Speech Perception / Q000502:physiology*