Listening Ahead: Beta-Mediated Prediction in the Brain Through Four Modelling Lenses
When we listen to speech, the brain constantly anticipates what comes next. Recent work suggests that beta-band oscillations (~13 to 30 Hz) carry these predictions, but their effect on behaviour may stay hidden when listening is easy. The question this project tackles is what beta activity actually looks like in the brain during clear, natural speech, and what mechanisms organise it.