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The Brain Processes Speech in Parallel With Other Sounds

Jan 06, 202219 min
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Episode description

Scientists thought that the brain’s hearing centers might just process speech along with other sounds. But new work suggests that speech gets some special treatment very early on.

The post The Brain Processes Speech in Parallel With Other Sounds first appeared on Quanta Magazine

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