The Brain Processes Speech in Parallel With Other Sounds

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Recorded06 Jan 2022

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Scientists thought that the brain’s hearing centers might just process speech along with other sounds. But new work suggests that speech gets some special treatment very early on. The post The Brain Processes Speech in Parallel With Other Sounds first appeared on Quanta Magazine

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