Lucy J. MacGregor

Differential auditory and visual phase-locking are observed during audio-visual benefit and silent lip-reading for speech perception

The paper investigates how auditory and visual speech signals are processed in the brain during speech perception, finding differences in phase-locking patterns between auditory and visual regions during audio-visual and silent lip-reading conditions.

A deep hierarchy of predictions enables assignment of semantic roles in online speech comprehension

This paper introduces a model that uses hierarchical predictions to assign semantic roles in speech comprehension, showing how nonlinguistic context helps disambiguate word meanings.

Causal contributions of the domain-general (Multiple Demand) and the language-selective brain networks to perceptual and semantic challenges in speech comprehension

This study investigates the causal roles of domain-general and language-selective brain networks in speech comprehension challenges using lesion data and behavioral tasks.

Left anterior temporal lobe is necessary for efficient lateralised processing of spoken word identity

The paper shows that the left anterior temporal lobe is essential for efficient processing of spoken word identity, with semantic dementia patients showing increased right hemisphere activity in response to ambiguous words.