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ArticleBrain communications2026

Predictive value of foetal superior temporal sulcus asymmetry for neonatal speech discrimination.

Sophie Mandl, Patric Kienast, Gregor Kasprian, Florian Ph S Fischmeister, Anna Weiskopf, Estella Ringelmann, Johannes Tischer, Michael Weber, Apeksha Hadole, Rainer Seidl and 1 more

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Sophie MandlDepartment of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Comprehensive Center for Pediatrics, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna 1090, Austria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1229-9105
Patric KienastDivision of Neuroradiology and Musculoskeletal Radiology, Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-Guided Therapy, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna 1090, Austria.
Gregor KasprianDivision of Neuroradiology and Musculoskeletal Radiology, Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-Guided Therapy, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna 1090, Austria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3858-3347
Florian Ph S FischmeisterDivision of Neuroradiology and Musculoskeletal Radiology, Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-Guided Therapy, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna 1090, Austria.
Anna WeiskopfDepartment of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Comprehensive Center for Pediatrics, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna 1090, Austria.
Estella RingelmannDepartment of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Comprehensive Center for Pediatrics, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna 1090, Austria.
Johannes TischerComputational Imaging Research Lab, Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-Guided Therapy, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna 1090, Austria.
Michael WeberDivision of Neuroradiology and Musculoskeletal Radiology, Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-Guided Therapy, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna 1090, Austria.
Apeksha HadoleDivision of Neuroradiology and Musculoskeletal Radiology, Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-Guided Therapy, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna 1090, Austria.
Rainer SeidlDepartment of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Comprehensive Center for Pediatrics, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna 1090, Austria.
Lisa Bartha-DoeringDepartment of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Comprehensive Center for Pediatrics, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna 1090, Austria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0546-8425

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Abstract

While some anatomical brain asymmetries are seen across primates, the earlier appearance and larger depth of the right superior temporal sulcus (STS) is specific to human foetuses. Interestingly, the degree of STS asymmetry varies between foetuses, and it has been shown that this interindividual variability is related to the functional lateralization of the language network in school-aged children. It remains unclear, however, whether it is also indicative of language localization and functioning shortly after birth. In the present longitudinal study, we prospectively examined the predictive value of foetal STS asymmetry for neonates' language lateralization and neural speech discrimination. We measured the STS depths and volumes in neurotypical foetuses (

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foetal MRIfunctional near-infrared spectroscopylanguage developmentneonatesspeech discrimination

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