Sight and hearing are two senses that play a vital role in human communication and scene
understanding. To mimic human perception ability, audio-visual learning, aimed at …

Affective sounds are an integral part of the natural and social environment that shape and
influence behavior across a multitude of species. In human primates, these affective sounds …

Written by leading theorists and empirical researchers, this book presents new ways of
addressing the old question: Why did religion first emerge and then continue to evolve in all …

Vocalizations play an important role in the daily life of primates and likely form the basis of
human language. Functional imaging studies have demonstrated that listening to voices …

The processing of emotional nonlinguistic information in speech is defined as emotional
prosody. This auditory nonlinguistic information is essential in the decoding of social …

We conducted a series of activation likelihood estimation (ALE) meta-analyses to determine
the commonalities and distinctions between separate levels of emotion perception, namely …

The amygdala is a core structure in the anterior medial temporal lobe, with an important role
in several brain functions involving memory, emotion, perception, social cognition, and even …

Engaging in musical activities throughout the lifespan may protect against age-related
cognitive decline and modify structural and functional connectivity in the brain. Prior …

Highlights•Auditory midbrain and thalamus support predictive coding and speech
encoding.•Corticofugal projections are involved, but their specific roles need to be …

Human speech and animal vocalizations are important for social communication and animal
survival. Neurons in the auditory pathway are responsive to a range of sounds, from …