Aberrant neural correlates of multisensory processing of audiovisual social cues related to social anxiety: An electrophysiological study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Social anxiety disorder (SAD) is characterized by abnormal fear to social cues. Although unisensory processing to social stimuli associated with social anxiety (SA) has been well described, how multisensory processing relates to SA is still open to clarification. Using electroencephalography (EEG) measurement, we investigated the neural correlates of multisensory processing and related temporal dynamics in social anxiety disorder (SAD).

Methods

Twenty-five SAD participants and 23 healthy control (HC) participants were presented with angry and neutral faces, voices and their combinations with congruent emotions and they completed an emotional categorization task.

Results

We found that face-voice combinations facilitated auditory processing in multiple stages

SUBMITTER: Gan S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9902659 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature