User:Carlyleannah/Superior temporal sulcus

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 * [in the talk with other authors of this page, it was suggested to change the introduction so that it is brief. Too much info that could otherwise be moved to other sections.]
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Multisensory processing

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Phonological processing

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Autism

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Sign language related processing

 * The Broca's area of the brain is activated during sign language production and processing..
 * Although Broca's area is found in the frontal lobe, it receives connection from the superior temporal gyrus, including the superior temporal sulcus.
 * Native signers are people who learned and have been using sign language (e.g. American Sign Language) from birth, and/or use it as their first language.
 * They often learn sign language from their parents.
 * This means that their level of fluency is considered native.
 * Sign language activates language regions of the brain, including the superior temporal sulcus (find source)
 * There have been studies that show activation of the superior temporal sulcus while deaf and hearing native signers perceive sign language, suggesting the superior temporal sulcus is tied to the linguistic processing aspect of sign language.
 * Activation of the middle superior temporal sulcus is especially apparent in signers who acquired American Sign Language early, rather than those who acquired it later.

Bilingualism

 * General info about bilingualism
 * ASL-English bilingualism