Theta Band (4–8 Hz) Oscillations Reflect Online Processing of Rhythm in Speech Production
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Literature Review
2.1. Structural Priming for Prosodic Representations
2.2. Electrophysiological Studies of Rhythmic Processing in Language
2.3. The Relationship between Neural Oscillations and Rhythmic Processing
2.4. The Present Study
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Participants
3.2. Materials
3.3. Design
3.4. Apparatus
3.5. Procedure
3.6. EEG Recordings
3.7. EEG Analysis
3.7.1. CACoh Preprocessing and Calculation
3.7.2. TFR (Time–Frequency-Representations) Preprocessing and Calculation
4. Results
4.1. Behavioral Results
4.2. CACoh and TFR Results
5. Discussion
5.1. Behavioral Evidence for the Rhythmic Priming Effect
5.2. Cortical Tracking, Theta-Band Oscillation, and Rhythmic Priming Effect
6. Limitations and Future Directions
7. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Term | Sum Sq | Mean Sq | dfNum | dfDen |
---|---|---|---|---|
Prime | 108,655.70 | 54,327.83 | 2 | 384.25 |
Target | 32,927.37 | 39,279.37 | 1 | 375.31 |
Prime × target | 66,479.60 | 33,239.80 | 2 | 384.25 |
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Yan, Q.; Zhang, Q. Theta Band (4–8 Hz) Oscillations Reflect Online Processing of Rhythm in Speech Production. Brain Sci. 2022, 12, 1593. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci12121593
Yan Q, Zhang Q. Theta Band (4–8 Hz) Oscillations Reflect Online Processing of Rhythm in Speech Production. Brain Sciences. 2022; 12(12):1593. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci12121593
Chicago/Turabian StyleYan, Qin, and Qingfang Zhang. 2022. "Theta Band (4–8 Hz) Oscillations Reflect Online Processing of Rhythm in Speech Production" Brain Sciences 12, no. 12: 1593. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci12121593