Brain mechanisms for processing perceived emotional vocalizations in humans

Handbook of Behavioral Neuroscience

Volumn 19, Issue C, 2010, Pages 187-197

  Scott, Sophie K ^a   Sauter, Disa ^b   McGettigan, Carolyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR PSYCHOLINGUISTICS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

amygdala; emotion; functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI); insula; nonverbal expressions of emotion; premotor cortex; superior temporal sulcus; supplementary motor area; voice

Indexed keywords

EID: 84966879548     PISSN: 15697339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-374593-4.00019-X     Document Type: Chapter

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