Comparison of Time–Frequency Responses and the Event-Related Potential to Auditory Speech Stimuli in Human Cortex

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We recorded the electrocorticogram directly from the exposed cortical surface of awake neurosurgical patients during the presentation of auditory syllable stimuli. All patients were unanesthetized as part of a language-mapping procedure for subsequent left-hemisphere tumor resection. Time–frequency analyses showed significant high-gamma (γhigh: 70–160 Hz) responses from the left superior temporal gyrus, but no reliable response from the left inferior frontal gyrus. Alpha suppression (α: 7–14 Hz) and event-related potential responses exhibited a more widespread topography. Across electrodes, the α suppression from 200 to 450 ms correlated with the preceding (50–200 ms) γhigh increase. The results are discussed in terms of the different physiological origins of these electrocortical signals.

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