Kai Alter

5.4k citations

80 papers · 3.5k indexed · h-index 30

Impact in

Cognitive Neuroscience top 0.5%
- Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism
- Neuroscience and Music Perception
- Neural dynamics and brain function
- Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology top 0.5%
- Phonetics and Phonology Research
- Multisensory perception and integration

Papers in ⓘ

Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 45
- Phonetics and Phonology Research 24
- Multisensory perception and integration 16
Cognitive Neuroscience 60
- Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism 33
- Neuroscience and Music Perception 29
- Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation 9
- Neural dynamics and brain function 9

Co-authors: Angela D. Friederici (24 shared papers)Martin Meyer (9 shared papers)Karsten Steinhauer (6 shared papers)D. Yves von Cramon (5 shared papers)Mireille Besson (6 shared papers)Sonja A. Kotz (6 shared papers)Dirk Wildgruber (9 shared papers)Gabriele Lohmann (1 shared paper)
Journals: Brain and Language (9 papers)NeuroImage (4 papers)Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience (4 papers)Cognitive Brain Research (4 papers)Human Brain Mapping (4 papers)
Partner nations: Germany United Kingdom Switzerland

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Kai Alter

75 papers receiving 3.4k citations

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1	Brain potentials indicate immediate use of prosodic cues in natural speech processing Nature Neuroscience ·Karsten Steinhauer, Kai Alter, Angela D. Friederici	1999	362
2	Lateralization of auditory language functions: A dynamic dual pathway model Brain and Language ·Angela D. Friederici, Kai Alter	2003	287
3	FMRI reveals brain regions mediating slow prosodic modulations in spoken sentences Human Brain Mapping ·Martin Meyer, Kai Alter, Angela D. Friederici, Gabriele Lohmann, D. Yves von Cramon	2002	253
4	On the lateralization of emotional prosody: An event-related functional MR investigation Brain and Language ·Sonja A. Kotz, Martin Meyer, Kai Alter, Mireille Besson, D. Yves von Cramon, Angela D. Friederici	2003	249
5	Brain activity varies with modulation of dynamic pitch variance in sentence melody Brain and Language ·Martin Meyer, Karsten Steinhauer, Kai Alter, Angela D. Friederici, D. Yves von Cramon	2003	159
6	Region-Specific Changes in Gamma and Beta2 Rhythms in NMDA Receptor Dysfunction Models of Schizophrenia Schizophrenia Bulletin ·Anita K. Roopun, Mark O. Cunningham, Claudia Racca, Kai Alter, Roger D. Traub, Miles A. Whittington	2008	122
7	The role of the left Brodmann's areas 44 and 45 in reading words and pseudowords Cognitive Brain Research ·Stefan Heim, Kai Alter, Anja Ischebeck, Katrin Amunts, Simon B. Eickhoff, Hartmut Mohlberg, Karl Zilles, D. Yves von Cramon, Angela D. Friederici	2005	115
8	Prosody-driven Sentence Processing: An Event-related Brain Potential Study Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience ·Ann Pannekamp, Ulrike Toepel, Kai Alter, Anja Hahne, Angela D. Friederici	2005	100
9	Perception of phrase structure in music Human Brain Mapping ·Thomas R. Knösche, Christiane Neuhaus, Jens Haueisen, Kai Alter, Burkhard Maeß, Otto W. Witte, Angela D. Friederici	2005	99
10	Top‐down modulation of auditory processing: effects of sound context, musical expertise and attentional focus European Journal of Neuroscience ·Mari Tervaniemi, Stephan Kruck, Wouter De Baene, Erich Schröger, Kai Alter, Angela D. Friederici	2009	92
11	High frequency localised “hot spots” in temporal lobes of patients with intractable tinnitus: A quantitative electroencephalographic (QEEG) study Neuroscience Letters ·Heather Ashton, Keith Reid, Richard W. Marsh, Ian Johnson, Kai Alter, Timothy D. Griffiths	2007	87
12	Distinct fMRI responses to laughter, speech, and sounds along the human peri-sylvian cortex Cognitive Brain Research ·Martin Meyer, Stefan Zysset, D. Yves von Cramon, Kai Alter	2005	80
13	Differentiation of emotions in laughter at the behavioral level. Emotion ·Diana P. Szameitat, Kai Alter, André J. Szameitat, C. J. Darwin, Dirk Wildgruber, Susanne Dietrich, Annette Sterr	2009	77
14	On-line Processing of “Pop-Out” Words in Spoken French Dialogues Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience ·Cyrille Magne, Corine Astésano, Anne Lacheret-Dujour, Michel Morel, Kai Alter, Mireille Besson	2005	75
15	Brain potentials during semantic and prosodic processing in French Cognitive Brain Research ·Corine Astésano, Mireille Besson, Kai Alter	2003	68
16	Sequential effects of propofol on functional brain activation induced by auditory language processing: an event-related functional magnetic resonance imaging study British Journal of Anaesthesia ·Wolfgang Heinke, Christian J. Fiebach, Christian Schwarzbauer, Martin Meyer, D Olthoff, Kai Alter	2004	66
17	Segmental processing in the human auditory dorsal stream Brain Research ·Tino Zaehle, Eveline Geiser, Kai Alter, Lutz Jäncke, Martin Meyer	2007	65
18	Acoustic profiles of distinct emotional expressions in laughter The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America ·Diana P. Szameitat, Kai Alter, André J. Szameitat, Dirk Wildgruber, Annette Sterr, C. J. Darwin	2009	61
19	Processing focus structure and implicit prosody during reading: Differential ERP effects☆ Cognition ·Britta Stolterfoht, Angela D. Friederici, Kai Alter, Anita Steube	2006	58
20	It is not always tickling: Distinct cerebral responses during perception of different laughter types NeuroImage ·Diana P. Szameitat, Benjamin Kreifelts, Kai Alter, André J. Szameitat, Annette Sterr, Wolfgang Grodd, Dirk Wildgruber	2010	57

About Kai Alter

Kai Alter is a scholar working on Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Developmental and Educational Psychology, Sensory Systems and Social Psychology, having authored 80 papers that have together received 3.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism (33 papers), Neuroscience and Music Perception (29 papers), Phonetics and Phonology Research (24 papers), Multisensory perception and integration (16 papers), Reading and Literacy Development (15 papers), Humor Studies and Applications (10 papers), Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation (9 papers) and Neural dynamics and brain function (9 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Cognitive Neuroscience (2.9k citations), Experimental and Cognitive Psychology (1.5k citations), Developmental and Educational Psychology (1.1k citations), Sensory Systems (159 citations) and Social Psychology (545 citations). Kai Alter has collaborated with scholars based in Germany, United Kingdom and Switzerland. Frequent co-authors include Angela D. Friederici, Martin Meyer, Karsten Steinhauer, D. Yves von Cramon, Mireille Besson, Sonja A. Kotz, Dirk Wildgruber, Gabriele Lohmann, André J. Szameitat and Diana P. Szameitat. Their work appears in journals such as Brain and Language, NeuroImage, Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, Cognitive Brain Research and Human Brain Mapping.

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