A narrative review of the anatomy and function of the white matter tracts in language production and comprehension

E Shekari, N Nozari - Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Much is known about the role of cortical areas in language processing. The shift towards
network approaches in recent years has highlighted the importance of uncovering the role of …

Anatomo-functional profile of white matter tracts in relevance to language: A systematic review

Y Kargar, M Jalilian - Journal of Neurolinguistics, 2024 - Elsevier
The way the brain does process language is an issue that has vexed the cognitive
neuroscience of language for decades. Concurring with the Hickok and Poeppel's dual …

[HTML][HTML] Brain aging and speech perception: Effects of background noise and talker variability

P Tremblay, V Brisson, I Deschamps - NeuroImage, 2021 - Elsevier
Speech perception can be challenging, especially for older adults. Despite the importance of
speech perception in social interactions, the mechanisms underlying these difficulties …

[HTML][HTML] Lip movements enhance speech representations and effective connectivity in auditory dorsal stream

L Zhang, Y Du - NeuroImage, 2022 - Elsevier
Viewing speaker's lip movements facilitates speech perception, especially under adverse
listening conditions, but the neural mechanisms of this perceptual benefit at the phonemic …

Enhancing speech perception in noise through articulation

M Perron, Q Liu, P Tremblay… - Annals of the New York …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Considerable debate exists about the interplay between auditory and motor speech
systems. Some argue for common neural mechanisms, whereas others assert that there are …

New insights into the anatomy, connectivity and clinical implications of the middle longitudinal fasciculus

F Latini, G Trevisi, M Fahlström, M Jemstedt… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The middle longitudinal fascicle (MdLF) is a long, associative white matter tract connecting
the superior temporal gyrus (STG) with the parietal and occipital lobe. Previous studies show …

Aging effects on dual‐route speech processing networks during speech perception in noise

S Wang, Y Chen, Y Liu, L Yang, Y Wang… - Human Brain …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Healthy aging leads to complex changes in the functional network of speech processing in a
noisy environment. The dual‐route neural architecture has been applied to the study of …

Mapping the human middle longitudinal fasciculus through a focused anatomo-imaging study: shifting the paradigm of its segmentation and connectivity pattern

A Kalyvas, C Koutsarnakis, S Komaitis… - Brain Structure and …, 2020 - Springer
Τhe middle longitudinal fasciculus (MdLF) was initially identified in humans as a discrete
subcortical pathway connecting the superior temporal gyrus (STG) to the angular gyrus (AG) …

The microstructural plasticity of the arcuate fasciculus undergirds improved speech in noise perception in musicians

X Li, RJ Zatorre, Y Du - Cerebral Cortex, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Musical training is thought to be related to improved language skills, for example,
understanding speech in background noise. Although studies have found that musicians …

Aging and speech-in-noise perception

SF Emami, E Shariatpanahi, N Gohari… - Indian Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
The objective was investigating the effect of age on speech-in-noise perception (SINP) using
word perception score in white noise (WPS in WN). This cross-sectional study was …