Abstract
We present evidence from neuroimaging and brain lesion studies that emotional contagion may not be a mechanism underlying musical emotions. Our brains distinguish voice from non-voice sounds early in processing, and dedicate more resources to such processing. We argue that super-expressive voice theory currently cannot account for evidence of the dissociation in processing musical emotion and voice prosody.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 596-597 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Behavioral and Brain Sciences |
Volume | 31 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs |
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State | Published - Jan 1 2008 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology
- Physiology
- Behavioral Neuroscience