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Speech prosody, reward, and the corticobulbar system: An integrative perspective

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 December 2014

Carmelo M. Vicario
Carmelo M. Vicario*
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School of Psychology, Bangor University, Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 2AS, United Kingdom. carmelo.vicario@uniroma1.it c.m.vicario@bangor.ac.uk ttp://www.bangor.ac.uk/psychology/people/profiles/carmelo_vicario.php.en
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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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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 37 , Issue 6 , December 2014 , pp. 573 - 574
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2014 

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