The brain's response to the human voice depends on the incidence of autistic traits in the general population.

Optimal brain sensitivity to the fundamental frequency (F0) contour changes in the human voice is important for understanding a speaker's intonation, and consequently, the speaker's attitude. However, whether sensitivity in the brain's response to a human voice F0 contour change varie...

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Main Authors: Yuko Yoshimura, Mitsuru Kikuchi, Sanae Ueno, Eiichi Okumura, Hirotoshi Hiraishi, Chiaki Hasegawa, Gerard B Remijn, Kiyomi Shitamichi, Toshio Munesue, Tsunehisa Tsubokawa, Haruhiro Higashida, Yoshio Minabe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3835888?pdf=render