Sensory contributions to impaired prosodic processing in schizophrenia
DI Leitman, JJ Foxe, PD Butler, A Saperstein… - Biological …, 2005 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Deficits in affect recognition are prominent features of schizophrenia.
Within the auditory domain, patients show difficulty in interpreting vocal emotional cues
based on intonation (prosody). The relationship of these symptoms to deficits in basic
sensory processing has not been previously evaluated. METHODS: Forty-three patients and
34 healthy comparison subjects were tested on two affective prosody measures: voice
emotion identification and voice emotion discrimination. Basic auditory sensory processing …
Within the auditory domain, patients show difficulty in interpreting vocal emotional cues
based on intonation (prosody). The relationship of these symptoms to deficits in basic
sensory processing has not been previously evaluated. METHODS: Forty-three patients and
34 healthy comparison subjects were tested on two affective prosody measures: voice
emotion identification and voice emotion discrimination. Basic auditory sensory processing …