Arousal states as a key source of variability in speech perception and learning

WL Schuerman, B Chandrasekaran, MK Leonard - Languages, 2022 - mdpi.com
The human brain exhibits the remarkable ability to categorize speech sounds into distinct,
meaningful percepts, even in challenging tasks like learning non-native speech categories …

[HTML][HTML] Neural dynamics underlying the acquisition of distinct auditory category structures

G Feng, Z Gan, HG Yi, SW Ell, CL Roark, S Wang… - Neuroimage, 2021 - Elsevier
Despite the multidimensional and temporally fleeting nature of auditory signals we quickly
learn to assign novel sounds to behaviorally relevant categories. The neural systems …

[HTML][HTML] A practical guide to applying machine learning to infant EEG data

B Ng, RK Reh, S Mostafavi - Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, 2022 - Elsevier
Electroencephalography (EEG) has been widely adopted by the developmental cognitive
neuroscience community, but the application of machine learning (ML) in this domain lags …

Neural fingerprints underlying individual language learning profiles

G Feng, J Ou, Z Gan, X Jia, D Meng… - Journal of …, 2021 - Soc Neuroscience
Human language learning differs significantly across individuals in the process and ultimate
attainment. Although decades of research exploring the neural substrates of language …

Altered functional network in infants with profound bilateral congenital sensorineural hearing loss: A graph theory analysis

W Cui, S Wang, B Chen, G Fan - Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies have suggested that there is a
functional reorganization of brain areas in patients with sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) …

Brain Network Dynamics and Multiscale Modelling of Neurodegenerative Disorders: A Review

H Shaheen, R Melnik - arXiv preprint arXiv:2410.23445, 2024 - arxiv.org
It is essential to understand the complex structure of the human brain to develop new
treatment approaches for neurodegenerative disorders (NDDs). This review paper …

Emerging native-similar neural representations underlie non-native speech category learning success

G Feng, Y Li, SM Hsu, PCM Wong, TL Chou… - Neurobiology of …, 2021 - direct.mit.edu
Learning non-native phonetic categories in adulthood is an exceptionally challenging task,
characterized by large interindividual differences in learning speed and outcomes. The …

Distribution-dependent representations in auditory category learning and generalization

Z Gan, L Zheng, S Wang, G Feng - Frontiers in Psychology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
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 …

Multiscale Modelling of Brain Networks and the Analysis of Dynamic Processes in Neurodegenerative Disorders

H Shaheen - 2024 - scholars.wlu.ca
The complex nature of the human brain, with its intricate organic structure and multiscale
spatio-temporal characteristics ranging from synapses to the entire brain, presents a major …

[PDF][PDF] Neural Substrates Associated with Character Amnesia in Chinese Handwriting: An fNIRS Study

Z Xu, Y Yang, T Yuan, G Feng, ZG Cai - osf.io
Chinese speakers have long suffered from character amnesia in handwriting, failing to
handwrite a character despite being able to recognize it. The neurocognitive mechanisms …