Brain networks underlying the processing of sound symbolism related to softness perception

• Main Authors: Kitada, Ryo, Kwon, Jinhwan, Doizaki, Ryuichi, Nakagawa, Eri, Tanigawa, Tsubasa, Kajimoto, Hiroyuki, Sadato, Norihiro, Sakamoto, Maki
• Other Authors: School of Social Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Social sciences::Psychology; Human Behaviour; Sensory Processing
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/151978
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Unlike the assumption of modern linguistics, there is non-arbitrary association between sound and meaning in sound symbolic words. Neuroimaging studies have suggested the unique contribution of the superior temporal sulcus to the processing of sound symbolism. However, because these findings are lim...