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Vocal emotion recognition: A comparison of singers and instrumentalists, amateurs and professionals

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: = 38), based on short vocal utterances expressing happiness, pleasure, fear, or sadness. Using both frequentist and Bayesian inference, we found the predicted null effects for singers vs. instrumentalists, and professionals vs. amateurs. Evidence for an advantage in amateurs vs. non-musicians was inconclusive. Across groups, we replicated the consistent link between VER and auditory sensitivity. Overall, the current work aligns with the perspective that musicians' advantage in recognizing vocal emotions is rooted in auditory sensitivity, rather than specific types of musical activities or formal training.

Source: iScience

DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2025.114089

Authors: Christine Nussbaum, Jessica Dethloff, Annett Schirmer, Stefan R. Schweinberger

Institutions: Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Universität Innsbruck, University of Geneva

Language: English

Topic: Neuroscience and Music Perception

Subfield: Cognitive Neuroscience

Field: Neuroscience

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $3,240

OpenAlex ID: W4416412917

FWCI: 1.141

Cites: 63

Cited by: 2

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