Where Voice Recognition Occurs in the Brain (IMAGE)

Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences

Where Voice Recognition Occurs in the Brain

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Especially persons with lesions in certain areas of the right posterior temporal lobe experienced difficulties recognizing voices. The MPI scientists assume that the posterior superior temporal gyrus, the STG, is crucial for voice recognition.

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