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The human voice areas: Spatial organisation and inter-individual variability in temporal and extra-temporal cortices

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The human voice areas: Spatial organisation and inter-individual variability in temporal and extra-temporal cortices. / Pernet, C.R.; McAleer, P.; Latinus, M. et al.
In: Neuroimage, Vol. 119, No. 1, 18.06.2015, p. 164–174.

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Pernet, CR, McAleer, P, Latinus, M, Gorgolewski, KJ, Charest, I, Bestelmeyer, PE, Watson, RH, Fleming, D, Crabbe, F, Valdes-Sosa, M & Belin, P 2015, 'The human voice areas: Spatial organisation and inter-individual variability in temporal and extra-temporal cortices', Neuroimage, vol. 119, no. 1, pp. 164–174. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2015.06.050

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Pernet, C. R., McAleer, P., Latinus, M., Gorgolewski, K. J., Charest, I., Bestelmeyer, P. E., Watson, R. H., Fleming, D., Crabbe, F., Valdes-Sosa, M., & Belin, P. (2015). The human voice areas: Spatial organisation and inter-individual variability in temporal and extra-temporal cortices. Neuroimage, 119(1), 164–174. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2015.06.050

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Pernet CR, McAleer P, Latinus M, Gorgolewski KJ, Charest I, Bestelmeyer PE, Watson RH, Fleming D, Crabbe F, Valdes-Sosa M, et al. 2015. The human voice areas: Spatial organisation and inter-individual variability in temporal and extra-temporal cortices. Neuroimage. 119(1):164–174. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2015.06.050

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Pernet, C.R. et al. "The human voice areas: Spatial organisation and inter-individual variability in temporal and extra-temporal cortices". Neuroimage. 2015, 119(1). 164–174. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2015.06.050

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Pernet CR, McAleer P, Latinus M, Gorgolewski KJ, Charest I, Bestelmeyer PE et al. The human voice areas: Spatial organisation and inter-individual variability in temporal and extra-temporal cortices. Neuroimage. 2015 Jun 18;119(1):164–174. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2015.06.050

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Pernet, C.R. ; McAleer, P. ; Latinus, M. et al. / The human voice areas: Spatial organisation and inter-individual variability in temporal and extra-temporal cortices. In: Neuroimage. 2015 ; Vol. 119, No. 1. pp. 164–174.

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TY - JOUR

T1 - The human voice areas: Spatial organisation and inter-individual variability in temporal and extra-temporal cortices

AU - Pernet, C.R.

AU - McAleer, P.

AU - Latinus, M.

AU - Gorgolewski, K.J.

AU - Charest, I.

AU - Bestelmeyer, P.E.

AU - Watson, R.H.

AU - Fleming, D.

AU - Crabbe, F.

AU - Valdes-Sosa, M.

AU - Belin, P.

PY - 2015/6/18

Y1 - 2015/6/18

N2 - FMRI studies increasingly examine functions and properties of non-primary areas of human auditory cortex. However there is currently no standardized localization procedure to reliably identify specific areas across individuals such as the standard 'localizers' available in the visual domain. Here we present an fMRI 'voice localizer' scan allowing rapid and reliable localization of the voice-sensitive 'temporal voice areas' (TVA) of human auditory cortex. We describe results obtained using this standardized localizer scan in a large cohort of normal adult subjects. Most participants (94%) showed bilateral patches of significantly greater response to vocal than non-vocal sounds along the superior temporal sulcus/gyrus (STS/STG). Individual activation patterns, although reproducible, showed high inter-individual variability in precise anatomical location. Cluster analysis of individual peaks from the large cohort highlighted three bilateral clusters of voice-sensitivity, or "voice patches" along posterior (TVAp), mid (TVAm) and anterior (TVAa) STS/STG, respectively. A series of extra-temporal areas including bilateral inferior prefrontal cortex and amygdalae showed small, but reliable voicesensitivity as part of a large-scale cerebral voice network. Stimuli for the voice localizer scan and probabilistic maps in MNI space are available for download.

AB - FMRI studies increasingly examine functions and properties of non-primary areas of human auditory cortex. However there is currently no standardized localization procedure to reliably identify specific areas across individuals such as the standard 'localizers' available in the visual domain. Here we present an fMRI 'voice localizer' scan allowing rapid and reliable localization of the voice-sensitive 'temporal voice areas' (TVA) of human auditory cortex. We describe results obtained using this standardized localizer scan in a large cohort of normal adult subjects. Most participants (94%) showed bilateral patches of significantly greater response to vocal than non-vocal sounds along the superior temporal sulcus/gyrus (STS/STG). Individual activation patterns, although reproducible, showed high inter-individual variability in precise anatomical location. Cluster analysis of individual peaks from the large cohort highlighted three bilateral clusters of voice-sensitivity, or "voice patches" along posterior (TVAp), mid (TVAm) and anterior (TVAa) STS/STG, respectively. A series of extra-temporal areas including bilateral inferior prefrontal cortex and amygdalae showed small, but reliable voicesensitivity as part of a large-scale cerebral voice network. Stimuli for the voice localizer scan and probabilistic maps in MNI space are available for download.

KW - NEUROIMAGING

KW - NEUROSCIENCES

U2 - 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2015.06.050

DO - 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2015.06.050

M3 - Article

VL - 119

SP - 164

EP - 174

JO - Neuroimage

JF - Neuroimage

SN - 1053-8119

IS - 1

ER -