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Hierarchical dynamic coding coordinates speech comprehension in the human brain

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  1. Department of Psychology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305
  2. Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305
  3. Stanford Data Science, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305
  4. Department of Psychology, New York University, New York, NY 10003
  5. Department of Linguistics, New York University, New York, NY 10003
  6. Ecole Normale Superieure, Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL), CNRS, Paris 75005, France
  7. Meta AI, Paris 75002, France
Journal: n/a, volume 122, issue 42, article e2422097122
Dates: received 27 October 2024; accepted 29 August 2025; published online 17 October 2025; in print 21 October 2025
Type: Research article · Language: English
License: none stated
Identifiers: DOI 10.1073/pnas.2422097122 · PMCID PMC12557530 · OpenAlex W4415293078
Open access: hybrid, a free copy (OpenAlex)
Status: data only
Categories: MEG (modality), human (organism), cognitive (subfield)
Keywords: speech, hierarchy, language, machine learning, decoding
MeSH: Brain*, Comprehension*, Speech*, Speech Perception*, Adult, Female, Humans, Language, Magnetoencephalography, Male, Young Adult (* major topic)
Topic: Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism (Cognitive Neuroscience, Neuroscience), according to OpenAlex
Funding: Whitehall Foundation (Whitehall Foundation, Inc.) (2024-08-043); Abu Dhabi Institute (G1001); NIDCD NIH HHS (R01 DC005660); HHS | NIH | National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) (R01DC05660); Esther A. and Joseph Klingenstein Fund (NA); FrontCog (ANR-17-EURE-0017)
Citations: cited by 19 papers (Europe PMC); 91 references in the paper

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Gwilliams, L., Marantz, A., Poeppel, D., & King, J.-R. (2025). Hierarchical dynamic coding coordinates speech comprehension in the human brain. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 122(42), e2422097122. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2422097122

BibTeX

@article{gwilliams2025hierarchical,
author = {Gwilliams, Laura and Marantz, Alec and Poeppel, David and King, Jean-Rémi},
title = {{Hierarchical dynamic coding coordinates speech comprehension in the human brain}},
journal = {Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America},
year = {2025},
volume = {122},
number = {42},
pages = {e2422097122},
publisher = {National Academy of Sciences},
issn = {0027-8424},
doi = {10.1073/pnas.2422097122},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2422097122},
pmcid = {PMC12557530}
}

RIS

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AU - Poeppel, David
AU - King, Jean-Rémi
TI - Hierarchical dynamic coding coordinates speech comprehension in the human brain
T2 - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
J2 - Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
PY - 2025
DA - 2025
VL - 122
IS - 42
SP - e2422097122
SN - 0027-8424
PB - National Academy of Sciences
DO - 10.1073/pnas.2422097122
UR - https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2422097122
LA - en
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