Most current theories and models of second language speech perception are grounded in
the notion that learners acquire speech sound categories in their target language. In this …

Despite the multidimensional and temporally fleeting nature of auditory signals we quickly
learn to assign novel sounds to behaviorally relevant categories. The neural systems …

Human language learning differs significantly across individuals in the process and ultimate
attainment. Although decades of research exploring the neural substrates of language …

Comparisons between the communication systems of humans and animals are instrumental
in contextualizing speech and language into an evolutionary and biological framework and …

Speech sound acquisition is one of the most difficult challenges for the second language
learner, particularly for languages acquired in adulthood. This chapter first describes the …

A fundamental objective in Auditory Sciences is to understand how people learn to
generalize auditory category knowledge in new situations. How we generalize to novel …

Semantic processing (SP) is one of the critical abilities of humans for representing and
manipulating conceptual and meaningful information. Neuroimaging studies of SP typically …

How people learn and represent auditory categories in the brain is a fundamental question
in auditory neuroscience. Answering this question could provide insights into our …

What is the role of working memory over the course of non-native speech category learning?
Prior work has predominantly focused on how working memory might influence learning …

The ability to organize variable acoustic signals into discrete categories is a fundamental
process supporting speech perception. Adult learners can acquire complex …