Cerebral processing of voice gender studied using a continuous carryover fMRI design

Charest, I., Pernet, C., Latinus, M., Crabbe, F. and Belin, P. (2013) Cerebral processing of voice gender studied using a continuous carryover fMRI design. Cerebral Cortex, 23(4), pp. 958-966. (doi: 10.1093/cercor/bhs090) (PMID:22490550) (PMCID:PMC3593579)

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Abstract

Normal listeners effortlessly determine a person's gender by voice, but the cerebral mechanisms underlying this ability remain unclear. Here, we demonstrate 2 stages of cerebral processing during voice gender categorization. Using voice morphing along with an adaptation-optimized functional magnetic resonance imaging design, we found that secondary auditory cortex including the anterior part of the temporal voice areas in the right hemisphere responded primarily to acoustical distance with the previously heard stimulus. In contrast, a network of bilateral regions involving inferior prefrontal and anterior and posterior cingulate cortex reflected perceived stimulus ambiguity. These findings suggest that voice gender recognition involves neuronal populations along the auditory ventral stream responsible for auditory feature extraction, functioning in pair with the prefrontal cortex in voice gender perception.

Item Type:Articles
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Belin, Professor Pascal and Charest, Mr Ian and Crabbe, Mrs Frances and Latinus, Dr Marianne
Authors: Charest, I., Pernet, C., Latinus, M., Crabbe, F., and Belin, P.
College/School:College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Psychology & Neuroscience
College of Science and Engineering > School of Psychology
Journal Name:Cerebral Cortex
Publisher:Oxford University Press
ISSN:1047-3211
ISSN (Online):1460-2199
Published Online:05 April 2012
Copyright Holders:Copyright © 2012 The Authors
First Published:First published in Cerebral Cortex 23(4): 958-966
Publisher Policy:Reproduced under a Creative Commons License

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Project CodeAward NoProject NamePrincipal InvestigatorFunder's NameFunder RefLead Dept
429751The perception of voice gender and identity - a combined behavioural, electrophysiological and neuroimaging approachPascal BelinBiotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)BB/E003958/1Cognitive Neuroimaging & Neuroengineering Technologies