Perception of words and pitch patterns in song and speech
This fMRI study examines shared and distinct cortical areas involved in the auditory perception of song and speech at the level of their underlying constituents: words, pitch and rhythm. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed on the brain activity patterns of six conditions, arranged in...
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| author | Julia eMerrill Daniela eSammler Marc eBangert Marc eBangert Dirk eGoldhahn Gabriele eLohmann Robert eTurner Angela Dorkas Friederici |
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| description | This fMRI study examines shared and distinct cortical areas involved in the auditory perception of song and speech at the level of their underlying constituents: words, pitch and rhythm. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed on the brain activity patterns of six conditions, arranged in a subtractive hierarchy: sung sentences including words, pitch and rhythm; hummed speech prosody and song melody containing only pitch patterns and rhythm; as well as the pure musical or speech rhythm.Systematic contrasts between these balanced conditions following their hierarchical organization showed a great overlap between song and speech at all levels in the bilateral temporal lobe, but suggested a differential role of the inferior frontal gyrus (IFG) and intraparietal sulcus (IPS) in processing song and speech. The left IFG was involved in word- and pitch-related processing in speech, the right IFG in processing pitch in song.Furthermore, the IPS showed sensitivity to discrete pitch relations in song as opposed to the gliding pitch in speech. Finally, the superior temporal gyrus and premotor cortex coded for general differences between words and pitch patterns, irrespective of whether they were sung or spoken. Thus, song and speech share many features which are reflected in a fundamental similarity of brain areas involved in their perception. However, fine-grained acoustic differences on word and pitch level are reflected in the activity of IFG and IPS. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-18714bf88b364357b6d4a9703af1a2472022-12-21T22:24:48ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782012-03-01310.3389/fpsyg.2012.0007618675Perception of words and pitch patterns in song and speechJulia eMerrill0Daniela eSammler1Marc eBangert2Marc eBangert3Dirk eGoldhahn4Gabriele eLohmann5Robert eTurner6Angela Dorkas Friederici7Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain SciencesMax Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain SciencesMax Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain SciencesDresden University of MusicMax Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain SciencesMax Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain SciencesMax Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain SciencesMax Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain SciencesThis fMRI study examines shared and distinct cortical areas involved in the auditory perception of song and speech at the level of their underlying constituents: words, pitch and rhythm. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed on the brain activity patterns of six conditions, arranged in a subtractive hierarchy: sung sentences including words, pitch and rhythm; hummed speech prosody and song melody containing only pitch patterns and rhythm; as well as the pure musical or speech rhythm.Systematic contrasts between these balanced conditions following their hierarchical organization showed a great overlap between song and speech at all levels in the bilateral temporal lobe, but suggested a differential role of the inferior frontal gyrus (IFG) and intraparietal sulcus (IPS) in processing song and speech. The left IFG was involved in word- and pitch-related processing in speech, the right IFG in processing pitch in song.Furthermore, the IPS showed sensitivity to discrete pitch relations in song as opposed to the gliding pitch in speech. Finally, the superior temporal gyrus and premotor cortex coded for general differences between words and pitch patterns, irrespective of whether they were sung or spoken. Thus, song and speech share many features which are reflected in a fundamental similarity of brain areas involved in their perception. However, fine-grained acoustic differences on word and pitch level are reflected in the activity of IFG and IPS.http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2012.00076/fullSpeechfMRIpitchMVPAProsodymelody |
| spellingShingle | Julia eMerrill Daniela eSammler Marc eBangert Marc eBangert Dirk eGoldhahn Gabriele eLohmann Robert eTurner Angela Dorkas Friederici Perception of words and pitch patterns in song and speech Frontiers in Psychology Speech fMRI pitch MVPA Prosody melody |
| title | Perception of words and pitch patterns in song and speech |
| title_full | Perception of words and pitch patterns in song and speech |
| title_fullStr | Perception of words and pitch patterns in song and speech |
| title_full_unstemmed | Perception of words and pitch patterns in song and speech |
| title_short | Perception of words and pitch patterns in song and speech |
| title_sort | perception of words and pitch patterns in song and speech |
| topic | Speech fMRI pitch MVPA Prosody melody |
| url | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2012.00076/full |
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