Attentional disengagement during external and internal distractions reduces neural speech tracking in background noise https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41997874/

Alvin Liberman proposed (1967) that we perceive speech by mentally simulating how we would produce it. This controversial theory sparked decades of debate about the link between perception and production.

🧠 Liberman et al. - Motor Theory paper

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The Motor Theory of Speech Perception

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Correction: Appropriate data segmentation improves speech encoding models: Analysis and simulation of electrophysiological recordings https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41996321/

Structured debriefing and reflective thinking in speech-language pathology education: A proof-of-concept study https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41994884/

Contrastive adaptation in perception of speech versus song https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41991900/

Bimodal stimulation in cochlear implant users: matrix test speech-in-noise performance and audiological characteristics https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41989007/

Encoding of speech modes and loudness in ventral precentral gyrus https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41986329/

Expression at the edge: Free speech boundaries amidst the Gaza crisis https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41984943/

📚 Citation Classic

"Statistical learning by 8-month-old infants"
Saffran Aslin & Newport (1996)
Citations: 8600+

Groundbreaking study showing infants use transitional probabilities to segment words from continuous speech.

🔗 https://doi.org/10.1126/science.274.5294.1926

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Features of reference choice in the linguistic analysis of speech in the schizophrenia spectrum disorders https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41984567/

New Zealand deaf adults' perspectives on speech-language therapy for deaf children https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41979017/

Benchmarking speech biomarkers of Alzheimer's against cognitive and neural measures https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41979006/

Not worth my time! Understanding factors that make speech socially engaging https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41973810/

Research position at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). The position focuses on research on social interactions and emergent properties in group dynamics. The deadline for applications is June 1, 2026.

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Shape features of white matter tracts associated with post-surgical speech production outcomes https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41966607/

Comparisons of longitudinal speech outcomes in children born with cleft palate cleft lip with and without additional conditions at 5 and 10 years -a registry study https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41965568/

In the 1960s-70s, LPC revolutionized speech processing by modeling the vocal tract as a linear filter. This efficient compression method enabled digital speech transmission and became the basis for early voice calls.

📞 Foundation of digital telephony

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🔬 Speech Science Sunday

Linear Predictive Coding

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A hybrid large language model framework for structured data entry from code-switched persian clinical speech https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41963402/

Speech perception consistency facilitates initial lexical activation, but not speech perception flexibility https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41957410/

Characterizing the linguistic profiles, training needs, and caseloads of speech language pathologists providing clinical services to multilingual people with aphasia: The international Multilingual Aphasia Practices (MAP) consensus group survey https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41955193/

‘All the President’s Men’ Is Still Disturbingly Vital The 50th anniversary of the Robert Redford classic is a reminder of the national integrity we’ve lost.

Nup - not going there - not even going to link this
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📚 Citation Classic

"Vocal tract length and formant frequency dispersion correlated with body size in rhesus macaques"
W.T. Fitch (1997)
Citations: 995+

Crucial acoustic paper demonstrating how form...

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Development, validity, and reliability of the Parkinson's voice and speech handicap index (PaVSHI) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41949763/

Relationship between spectrotemporal modulation in non-speech sounds and valence ratings for adults with and without hearing loss (L)a) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41949642/

Using more realistic speech material to enhance ecological validity in the Everyday Conversational Danish Sentence Test https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41941320/

Socio-technical risks of clinical speech-to-text systems: Transparency, privacy, and reliability challenges in AI-driven documentation https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41936257/

Cognitive load in noise: Neural signatures of speech recognition challenges in children with hearing aids https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41934791/