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Domain-specific perception of emotional intensity in brief musical and vocal expressions

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: Auditory emotional intensity perception was investigated using behavioral ratings of voice and music stimuli. Principal component analysis revealed distinct domain-specific structures [principal component 1 (PC1) 48%, PC2 11.2%), with the primary dimension for music intensity judgments explaining larger variance. Domain-specific analyses converged on a two-dimensional valence-arousal space, indicating shared structure yet differing variability. These findings advance theoretical understanding of how emotional intensity is organized across auditory domains of voice and music and highlight music as a particularly rich substrate for inter-individual differences in affective intensity perception.

Source: JASA Express Letters

DOI: 10.1121/10.0042460

Authors: Liv Merve A. Abrahamsson, Sascha Frühholz, Jonna Katariina Vuoskoski

Institution: University of Oslo

Language: English

Topic: Neuroscience and Music Perception

Subfield: Cognitive Neuroscience

Field: Neuroscience

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: Norges Forskningsråd

Award: G7311193691