Prosody is a component of both speech and music that is used for segmentation, to express emotions, and to create emphasis. Prosody includes a range of acoustic cues, the main cues being changes in duration and frequency. In the present study, we used the mismatch negativity (MMN) event-related potential (ERP) to examine brain responses to changes in duration, frequency, and prosody (stress) in both speech and music in 17 English speaking adults. We found a relationship between duration changes in tones and stress changes in music. However, we did not find a relationship between stress changes in music and speech.

Authors: Varghese Peter, Genevieve McArthur and Bill Thompson

Event: SF08: Speed Papers

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