Brain Networks of Emotional Prosody Processing. (January 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Grandjean, Didier
• Other Names: Sauter Disa A. guest-editor.
• Is Part Of: Emotion review. Volume 13:Number 1(2021)
• Page Start: 34
• Page End: 43
• Publication Date: 2021-01
• Subjects: affective science -- emotion -- emotional prosody -- vocalization; Emotions -- Periodicals; Emotions -- Research -- Periodicals; 152.4
• DOI: 10.1177/1754073919898522
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1754-0739

Abstract

The processing of emotional nonlinguistic information in speech is defined as emotional prosody. This auditory nonlinguistic information is essential in the decoding of social interactions and in our capacity to adapt and react adequately by taking into account contextual information. An integrated model is proposed at the functional and brain levels, encompassing 5 main systems that involve cortical and subcortical neural networks relevant for the processing of emotional prosody in its major dimensions, including perception and sound organization; related action tendencies; and associated values that integrate complex social contexts and ambiguous situations.