Saturday, May 23, 2020

Rhythms of Speech and Rhythms of Brains


The brain has rhythms - and so do music and speech. Recent research reveals that the temporal structure of speech and music and the temporal organization of various brain structures align in systematic ways. The role that brain rhythms play in perception and cognition continues to be elucidated through studies of various types. I will describe some intuitively simple and fun but surprising results that illuminate the temporal structure of linguistic experience. From recognizing speech to building abstract grammatical structures, how the brain constructs and represents time reveals unexpected puzzles about language.⠀

David Poeppel is the Director of the Department of Neuroscience at the Max-Planck-Institute (MPIEA) in Frankfurt, Germany and a Professor of Psychology and Neural Science at NYU. He also directs the Center for Language, Music, and Emotion (CLaME) at NYU and Max Planck.

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