Neural Representation of Phonemes and Pitch Processing in English and Mandarin Speakers

The chapter explores neural representation of phonetic features in the superior temporal gyrus, focusing on the encoding of phonemes and their articulatory and acoustic properties. It delves into the differences in pitch processing between English and Mandarin speakers, discussing how the brain processes pitch changes across languages and the categorical effect related to tone categories in Mandarin. The conversation also touches on upcoming research on speech perception and potential studies on speech production in bilingual individuals.