Neural decoding of emotional prosody in voice-sensitive auditory cortex predicts social communication abilities in children.

ABSTRACT: During social interactions, speakers signal information about their emotional state through their voice, which is known as emotional prosody. Little is known regarding the precise brain systems underlying emotional prosody decoding in children and whether accurate neural decoding of these vocal cues is linked to social skills. Here, we address critical gaps in the developmental literature by investigating neural representations of prosody and their links to behavior in children. Multivariate pattern analysis revealed that representations in the bilateral middle and posterior superior temporal sulcus (STS) divisions of voice-sensitive auditory cortex decode emotional prosody information in children. Crucially, emotional prosody decoding in middle STS was correlated with standardized measure

SUBMITTER: Leipold S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9890475 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature