Speech Perception: When to Put Your Money Where the Mouth Is

Visual information augments our understanding of auditory speech. New evidence shows that infants' gaze fixations to the mouth and eye region shift predictably with changes in age and language familiarity.

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Published in:	Current biology Vol. 22; no. 6; pp. R190 - R192
Main Authors:	Munhall, K.G., Johnson, E.K.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Elsevier Inc 20-03-2012
Subjects:	Child Development eyes Facial Expression Humans Infant Infant Behavior infants Language Development Models, Psychological mouth speech Speech Perception - physiology Visual Perception - physiology
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Summary:	Visual information augments our understanding of auditory speech. New evidence shows that infants' gaze fixations to the mouth and eye region shift predictably with changes in age and language familiarity.
Bibliography:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2012.02.026 ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23
ISSN:	0960-9822 1879-0445
DOI:	10.1016/j.cub.2012.02.026