Subtle Differences (IMAGE)

Brown University

Subtle Differences

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MRI studies showed that test subjects reacted to different sounds -- ta and da, for example -- but appeared to recognize the same sound even when pronounced with slight variations. These five sounds are the same, but the fifth (right) has a slightly different pronunciation.

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