Communication requires interdependent functioning of large portions of the brain, and
damage to any of these systems can disrupt effective and appropriate communication …

Purpose: This article introduces two types of prosody in human communication; describes
right hemisphere contributions to prosody; describes prosodic deficits associated with right …

Among the sequelae of certain types of brain damage are impairments in the production and
perception of speech prosody. Prosody serves numerous functions in language, including …

Aprosodia, the inability to either produce or comprehend the affective components of speech
or gesture, is a common occurrence after brain injury. The prosodic components of speech …

Abstract Language is traditionally considered to be a dominant function of the left
hemisphere because of its role in modulating the propositional or literal aspects of language …

Purpose: Hemispheric specialization for the comprehension and expression of linguistic and
emotional prosody is typically attributed to the right hemisphere. This study used techniques …

This paper reviews the major findings and hypotheses to emerge in the literature concerned
with speech prosody. Both production and perception of prosody are considered. Evidence …

Over the years, many descriptions of aprosody have been offered. Even so, to date no clear
definition of this speech disorder exists, and the relation between aprosody and dysarthria …

Affective prosody and facial expression are essential components of human communication.
Aprosodic syndromes are associated with focal right cerebral lesions that impair the affective …

Prosody in speech arises from fundamental frequency (f0), temporal measures, amplitude,
and voice quality. These parameters in various combinations signal linguistic, emotional …