Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6031998 | NeuroImage | 2012 | 11 Pages |
Abstract
⺠Voice areas are more active upon hearing monotonous direct speech quotations. ⺠Monotonous indirect speech quotations elicit less activation in those areas. ⺠This pattern cannot be explained by stimuli's acoustic features or vividness. ⺠Listeners expect vivid vocal depictions for direct speech but not for indirect speech. ⺠They mentally simulate such depictions to “supplement” monotonous direct speech.
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Authors
Bo Yao, Pascal Belin, Christoph Scheepers,