Emotion in voice matters: Advancing a neural model of auditory emotion perception

对他人情绪的准确感知是建立积极社会关系的基础，而说话是最常见的信息来源，人们可以从中推断情感意图。该项目利用脑成像技术的最新进展来开发一种声音情感感知的神经理论，该理论整合了神经认知、情感和语言学科的研究。这将使澳大利亚站在一个重要的新兴研究领域‘社会神经科学’的前沿，提升我们在这一领域的国际形象。这些发现将提供目前在为患有社交沟通问题的个人制定有针对性的补救计划时所缺乏的理论知识。

Accurate perception of emotion in others is fundamental for positive social relationships, and speaking is the most common source of information from which a person will infer emotional intent. This project capitalises on recent advances in brain imaging technologies to develop a neural theory of vocal emotion perception that integrates research across neuro-cognitive, affective, and language disciplines. This will put Australia at the forefront of an important emerging research field 'social neuroscience', raising our international profile in this area. Findings will provide the theoretical knowledge that is currently lacking in the development of targeted remediation programs for individuals suffering from social communication problems.