Silent Reading: Does the Brain 'Hear' Both Speech and Voices?

Christopher I. Petkov; Pascal Belin

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2013.01.002

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Silent Reading: Does the Brain 'Hear' Both Speech and Voices?

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Silent Reading: Does the Brain 'Hear' Both Speech and Voices?

Christopher I. Petkov and Pascal Belin

Current biology, Vol.23(4), pp.R155-R156

02/18/2013

DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2013.01.002

PMID: 23428326

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Abstract

Silent reading is a private experience that plays out in our imagination. Although we might primarily read for content, recent human brain neuroimaging and neuronal recording work is revealing the inner processes at play. Some of these involve experiencing voices.

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Title: Subtitle: Silent Reading: Does the Brain 'Hear' Both Speech and Voices?
Creators: Christopher I. Petkov - Newcastle University
Pascal Belin - University of Glasgow
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Current biology, Vol.23(4), pp.R155-R156
Publisher: Elsevier
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2013.01.002
PMID: 23428326
ISSN: 0960-9822
eISSN: 1879-0445
Number of pages: 2
Grant note: NC/K000608/1 / National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research; UK Research & Innovation (UKRI); National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement & Reduction of Animals in Research (NC3Rs)
Language: English
Date published: 02/18/2013
Academic Unit: Iowa Neuroscience Institute; Neurosurgery; Otolaryngology
Record Identifier: 9984360006602771

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