Sadness is unique: Neural processing of emotions in speech prosody in musicians and non-musicians

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

Yuliya eZaytseva¹  Ernst ePöppel²  Janusch eBlautzik³  Maximilian eReiser³  Thomas eMeindl³  Petra eCarl³  Lorenz eWelker³  Evgeny eGutyrchik⁵  Mona ePark⁵  Yan eBao⁵ 

[1] Charles University in Prague;Chinese Academy of Sciences;Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität;Moscow Research Institute of Psychiatry;Parmenides Center for Art and Science;Peking University;

关键词: functional magnetic resonance imaging;    language processing;    musical training;    Prosody;    temporal processing;    Basic emotions;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fnhum.2014.01049

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Musical training has been shown to have positive effects on several aspects of speech processing, however, the effects of musical training on the neural processing of speech prosody conveying distinct emotions are yet to be better understood. We used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to investigate whether the neural responses to speech prosody conveying happiness, sadness, and fear differ between musicians and non-musicians. Differences in processing of emotional speech prosody between the two groups were only observed when sadness was expressed. Musicians showed increased activation in the middle frontal gyrus, the anterior medial prefrontal cortex, the posterior cingulate cortex and the retrosplenial cortex. Our results suggest an increased sensitivity of emotional processing in musicians with respect to sadness expressed in speech, possibly reflecting empathic processes.

【 授权许可】

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