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  • Title: Lateral response dynamics and hemispheric dominance for speech perception.
    Author: Hunter MD, Lee KH, Tandon P, Parks RW, Wilkinson ID, Woodruff PW.
    Journal: Neuroreport; 2007 Aug 06; 18(12):1295-9. PubMed ID: 17632286.
    Abstract:
    In this study, we investigated the mechanism for the left cerebral hemisphere's dominance for speech perception. We utilized the crossover of auditory pathways in the central nervous system to present speech stimuli more directly to the left hemisphere (via the right ear) and right hemisphere (via the left ear). Using functional MRI, we found that estimated duration of neural response in the left auditory cortex increased as more speech information was directly received from the right ear. Conversely, response duration in the right auditory cortex was not modulated when more speech information was directly received from the left ear. These data suggest that selective temporal responding distinguishes the dominant from nondominant hemisphere of the human brain during speech perception.
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