Evidence suggests that during speechreading, there occurs a simultaneous activation of acoustic and visual lexical neighborhoods.

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Research in psycholinguistics has shown that during speechreading (lip-reading), both the visual appearance of speech and its acoustic properties are processed by the brain, leading to the activation of words that are similar in sound and appearance, known as acoustic and visual lexical neighborhoods. This simultaneous activation supports the integration of visual and auditory information in speech perception.

Evidence Suggests That During Speechreading, There Occurs a Simultaneous Activation