Visual speech enhances phoneme separability in human superior temporal gyrus
Yike Li, Iain DeWitt, Jonathan Brennan, Vibhangini S. Wasade, William C. Stacey, David Brang
This study shows that visual speech improves phoneme classification in the superior temporal gyrus, enhancing word recognition through categorical phoneme representation sharpening.
bioRxiv · Sep 12, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience