Dysprosodic speech following basal ganglia insult: Toward a conceptual framework for the study of the cerebral representation of prosody

Sidtis, Diana Van Lancker; Pachana, Nancy A.; Cummings, Jeffrey L.; Sidtis, John J.

doi:10.1016/j.bandl.2005.09.001

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“…Lesion and imaging studies revealed an involvement of the basal ganglia in the processing of suprasegmental speech cues, namely, emotional speech melody in speech production (Pell, Cheang, & Leonard, 2006) and speech melody perception (Meyer, Steinhauser, Alter, Friederici, & von Cramon, 2004;Kotz et al, 2003). Furthermore, lesion studies have found that patients with a basal ganglia insult also show symptoms of impaired prosodic functions (Van Lancker Sidtis, Pachana, Cummings, & Sidtis, 2006). A very recent finding has indicated a role of the basal ganglia in auditory beat perception (Grahn & Brett, 2007).…”

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The Neural Correlate of Speech Rhythm as Evidenced by Metrical Speech Processing

Geiser

Zaehle

Jäncke

et al. 2008

Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience

103

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The present study investigates the neural correlates of rhythm processing in speech perception. German pseudosentences spoken with an exaggerated (isochronous) or a conversational (nonisochronous) rhythm were compared in an auditory functional magnetic resonance imaging experiment. The subjects had to perform either a rhythm task (explicit rhythm processing) or a prosody task (implicit rhythm processing). The study revealed bilateral activation in the supplementary motor area (SMA), extending into the cingulate gyrus, and in the insulae, extending into the right basal ganglia (neostriatum), as well as activity in the right inferior frontal gyrus (IFG) related to the performance of the rhythm task. A direct contrast between isochronous and nonisochronous sentences revealed differences in lateralization of activation for isochronous processing as a function of the explicit and implicit tasks. Explicit processing revealed activation in the right posterior superior temporal gyrus (pSTG), the right supramarginal gyrus, and the right parietal operculum. Implicit processing showed activation in the left supramarginal gyrus, the left pSTG, and the left parietal operculum. The present results indicate a function of the SMA and the insula beyond motor timing and speak for a role of these brain areas in the perception of acoustically temporal intervals. Secondly, the data speak for a specific task-related function of the right IFG in the processing of accent patterns. Finally, the data sustain the assumption that the right secondary auditory cortex is involved in the explicit perception of auditory suprasegmental cues and, moreover, that activity in the right secondary auditory cortex can be modulated by top-down processing mechanisms. Abstract & The present study investigates the neural correlates of rhythm processing in speech perception. German pseudosentences spoken with an exaggerated (isochronous) or a conversational (nonisochronous) rhythm were compared in an auditory functional magnetic resonance imaging experiment. The subjects had to perform either a rhythm task (explicit rhythm processing) or a prosody task (implicit rhythm processing). The study revealed bilateral activation in the supplementary motor area (SMA), extending into the cingulate gyrus, and in the insulae, extending into the right basal ganglia (neostriatum), as well as activity in the right inferior frontal gyrus (IFG) related to the performance of the rhythm task. A direct contrast between isochronous and nonisochronous sentences revealed differences in lateralization of activation for isochronous processing as a function of the explicit and implicit tasks. Explicit processing revealed activation in the right posterior superior temporal gyrus (pSTG), the right supramarginal gyrus, and the right parietal operculum. Implicit processing showed activation in the left supramarginal gyrus, the left pSTG, and the left parietal operculum. The present results indicate a function of the SMA and the insula beyond motor timing and speak for a role of ...

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The Neural Correlate of Speech Rhythm as Evidenced by Metrical Speech Processing

Geiser

Zaehle

Jäncke

et al. 2008

Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience

103

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“…Several hypotheses on the neural bases of prosody, primarily based on prosodic perception research, have emerged (see Baum & Pell, 1999;Van Lancker Sidtis et al, 2006 for reviews). Van Lancker and Sidtis (1992) have proposed that the LH preferentially processes temporal prosodic cues (duration) and that the RH preferentially processes spectral prosodic cues (fundamental frequency).…”

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Use of prosodic cues in the production of idiomatic and literal sentences by individuals with right- and left-hemisphere damage

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The neural bases of prosody during the production of literal and idiomatic interpretations of literally plausible idioms was investigated. Left-and right-hemisphere-damaged participants and normal controls produced literal and idiomatic versions of idioms (He hit the books.) All groups modulated duration to distinguish the interpretations. LHD patients, however, showed typical speech timing difficulties. RHD patients did not differ from the normal controls. The results partially support a differential lateralization of prosodic cues in the two cerebral hemispheres (Van Lancker & Sidtis, 1992). Furthermore, extended final word lengthening appears to mark idiomaticity.

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“…Generally, FAS emerges as consequence of damage to the language dominant frontal systems underlying speech. The main areas affected are the primary motor cortex, cortico-cortical connections and cortico-subcortical projections [39][40][41]. FAS is also distinct from emotional or affective dysprosody, which has been conceptualised as a dominant and lateralized function of the right hemisphere [40].…”

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Change of Accent as an Atypical Onset of non Fluent Primary Progressive Aphasia

Paolini¹,

Paciaroni²,

Manca

et al. 2013

Behavioural Neurology

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Abstract. Language disorders can be the first symptom of many neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease (AD) and primary progressive aphasia (PPA). The main variants of PPA are: the non-fluent/agrammatic variant, the semantic variant and the logopenic variant. Several additional variants of PPA, however, have been described and are considered as atypical presentations. We describe the case of a woman presenting a progressive isolated language disturbance, characterized by an early dysprosodia, phonological and semantic paraphasias, agrammatism, impairment in repetition, writing of non-words and sentence comprehension. This clinical picture pointed to an atypical presentation of the non-fluent variety. The frequent symptom overlap between the different variants of PPA, most likely reflecting differences in the topography of the pathological changes, needs to be considered in the definition of diagnostic criteria.

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Dysprosodic speech following basal ganglia insult: Toward a conceptual framework for the study of the cerebral representation of prosody

Cited by 74 publications

References 213 publications

The Neural Correlate of Speech Rhythm as Evidenced by Metrical Speech Processing

The Neural Correlate of Speech Rhythm as Evidenced by Metrical Speech Processing

Use of prosodic cues in the production of idiomatic and literal sentences by individuals with right- and left-hemisphere damage

Change of Accent as an Atypical Onset of non Fluent Primary Progressive Aphasia

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