The connectivity signature of co-speech gesture integration: The superior temporal sulcus modulates connectivity between areas related to visual gesture and auditory speech processing

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Benjamin StraubeYifei He

Abstract

Humans integrate information communicated by speech and gestures. Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies suggest that the posterior superior temporal sulcus (STS) and adjacent gyri are relevant for multisensory integration. However, a connectivity model representing this essential combinatory process is still missing. Here, we used dynamic causal modeling for fMRI to analyze the effective connectivity pattern between middle temporal gyrus (MTG), occipital cortex (OC) and STS associated with auditory verbal, visual gesture-related, and integrative processing, respectively, to unveil the neural mechanisms underlying integration of intrinsically meaningful gestures (e.g., "Thumbs-up gesture") and corresponding speech. 20 participants were presented videos of an actor either performing intrinsic meaningful gestures in the context of German or Russian sentences, or speaking a German sentence without gesture, while performing a content judgment task. The connectivity analyses resulted in a winning model that included bidirectional intrinsic connectivity between all areas. Furthermore, the model included modulations of both connections to the STS (OC→STS; MTG→STS), and non-linear modulatory effects of the STS on bidirect...Continue Reading

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