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The noise-resilient brain: Resting-state oscillatory activity predicts words-in-noise recognition


Houweling, Thomas; Becker, Robert; Hervais-Adelman, Alexis (2020). The noise-resilient brain: Resting-state oscillatory activity predicts words-in-noise recognition. Brain and Language, 202:104727.

Abstract

The role of neuronal oscillations in the processing of speech has recently come to prominence. Since resting-state (RS) brain activity has been shown to predict both task-related brain activation and behavioural performance, we set out to establish whether inter-individual differences in spectrally-resolved RS-MEG power are associated with variations in words-in-noise recognition in a sample of 88 participants made available by the Human Connectome Project. Positive associations with resilience to noise were observed with power in the range 21 and 29 Hz in a number of areas along the left temporal gyrus and temporo-parietal association areas peaking in left posterior superior temporal gyrus (pSTG). Significant associations were also found in the right posterior superior temporal gyrus in the frequency range 30–40 Hz. We propose that individual differences in words-in-noise performance are related to baseline excitability levels of the neural substrates of phonological processing.

Abstract

The role of neuronal oscillations in the processing of speech has recently come to prominence. Since resting-state (RS) brain activity has been shown to predict both task-related brain activation and behavioural performance, we set out to establish whether inter-individual differences in spectrally-resolved RS-MEG power are associated with variations in words-in-noise recognition in a sample of 88 participants made available by the Human Connectome Project. Positive associations with resilience to noise were observed with power in the range 21 and 29 Hz in a number of areas along the left temporal gyrus and temporo-parietal association areas peaking in left posterior superior temporal gyrus (pSTG). Significant associations were also found in the right posterior superior temporal gyrus in the frequency range 30–40 Hz. We propose that individual differences in words-in-noise performance are related to baseline excitability levels of the neural substrates of phonological processing.

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Item Type:Journal Article, refereed, original work
Communities & Collections:04 Faculty of Medicine > Neuroscience Center Zurich
06 Faculty of Arts > Institute of Psychology
Dewey Decimal Classification:150 Psychology
Scopus Subject Areas:Social Sciences & Humanities > Language and Linguistics
Social Sciences & Humanities > Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Social Sciences & Humanities > Linguistics and Language
Life Sciences > Cognitive Neuroscience
Health Sciences > Speech and Hearing
Uncontrolled Keywords:Speech and Hearing, Linguistics and Language, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Language and Linguistics
Language:English
Date:1 March 2020
Deposited On:20 Jan 2020 12:28
Last Modified:23 Sep 2023 03:24
Publisher:Elsevier
ISSN:0093-934X
OA Status:Green
Publisher DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bandl.2019.104727
Project Information:
  • : FunderSNSF
  • : Grant IDPP00P1_163726
  • : Project TitleExploring audio-motor integration: a novel approach to overcoming hearing impairment
  • Content: Accepted Version
  • Language: English
  • Description: From: https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/705053v2.full
  • Licence: Creative Commons: Attribution-No Derivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-ND 4.0)