Speech prosody, reward, and the corticobulbar system: an integrative perspective.
Behav Brain Sci 2015;
37:573-4; discussion 577-604. [PMID:
25514963 DOI:
10.1017/s0140525x13004214]
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Abstract
Speech prosody is essential for verbal communication. In this commentary I provide an integrative overview, arguing that speech prosody is subserved by the same anatomical and neurochemical mechanisms involved in the processing of reward/affective outcomes.
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