A sensory-attentional account of speech perception

Howard C. Nusbaum; Jeremy I. Skipper; Steven L. Small

A sensory-attentional account of speech perception

Howard C. Nusbaum, Jeremy I. Skipper, Steven L. Small

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Abstract

Although sensorimotor contingencies may explain visual perception, it is difficult to extend this concept to speech perception. However, the basic concept of perception as active hypothesis testing using attention does extend well to speech perception. We propose that the concept of sensorimotor contingencies can be broadened to sensory-attentional contingencies, thereby accounting for speech perception as well as vision.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	995-996
Number of pages	2
Journal	Behavioral and Brain Sciences
Volume	24
Issue number	5
State	Published - Oct 1 2001
Externally published	Yes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology
Physiology
Behavioral Neuroscience

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