A unified coding strategy for processing faces and voices

Yovel, G. and Belin, P. (2013) A unified coding strategy for processing faces and voices. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 17(6), pp. 263-271. (doi: 10.1016/j.tics.2013.04.004) (PMID:23664703) (PMCID:PMC3791405)

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Abstract

Both faces and voices are rich in socially-relevant information, which humans are remarkably adept at extracting, including a person's identity, age, gender, affective state, personality, etc. Here, we review accumulating evidence from behavioral, neuropsychological, electrophysiological, and neuroimaging studies which suggest that the cognitive and neural processing mechanisms engaged by perceiving faces or voices are highly similar, despite the very different nature of their sensory input. The similarity between the two mechanisms likely facilitates the multi-modal integration of facial and vocal information during everyday social interactions. These findings emphasize a parsimonious principle of cerebral organization, where similar computational problems in different modalities are solved using similar solutions.

Item Type:Articles (Other)
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Belin, Professor Pascal
Authors: Yovel, G., and Belin, P.
College/School:College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Psychology & Neuroscience
Journal Name:Trends in Cognitive Sciences
Publisher:Elsevier
ISSN:1364-6613
ISSN (Online):1879-307X
Copyright Holders:Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Ltd.
First Published:First published in Trends in Cognitive Sciences 17(6):263-271
Publisher Policy:Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher

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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/E003958/1INP - CENTRE FOR COGNITIVE NEUROIMAGING