What it is said versus how it is said:: Comprehension of affective prosody in men with Klinefelter (47,XXY) syndrome
What it is said versus how it is said:: Comprehension of affective prosody in men with Klinefelter (47,XXY) syndrome
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DOI：
10.1017/s1355617707071044
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发表时间：
2007-11-01
影响因子：
2.6
通讯作者：
Kahn, Rene S.
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作者：
van Rijn, Sophie;Aleman, Andr;Kahn, Rene S.
Klinefelter综合征（XXY染色体模式）患者的社会沟通困难主要归因于左半球介导的语言功能缺陷。这项研究考察了XXY男性从语调中解码情感的能力，这是社交交流的一个实用方面，可能与右半球功能有关。共有26名XXY男性和20名来自普通人群的男性完成了涉及言语情感歧视的任务，基于言语内容或语调。XXY组在辨别语气中的情绪方面表现出相对困难，在较小程度上，在言语内容中也表现出相对困难。这一发现表明，XXY染色体模式可能不仅与语言语义方面的困难有关，还与韵律方面有关。我们的研究结果可能有助于开发更全面的模型，解决X染色体在社会交往正常和异常发展中的作用。
Difficulties in social communication in individuals with Klinefelter syndrome (XXY chromosomal pattern) have largely been attributed to deficits in left hemisphere-mediated, language functions. This study examined the ability of XXY men to decode emotions from tone of voice, a pragmatic aspect of social communication that may be associated with right hemisphere functioning. A total of 26 XXY men and 20 men from the general population completed tasks involving emotion discrimination in speech, based on verbal content or tone of voice. The XXY group displayed relative difficulties in discriminating emotions in tone of voice, and, to a lesser extend, in verbal content. This finding suggests that the XXY chromosomal pattern may not only be associated with difficulties in semantic aspects of language, but with prosodic aspects, as well. Our findings may contribute to the development of more comprehensive models addressing the role of the X chromosome in normal and abnormal development of social communication.