Voices and emotions: The forehead is the key

(Université de Genève) How does intonation allow us to decode emotions? By observing neuronal activity in the brain, researchers at UNIGE have been able to map the cerebral regions we use to interpret vocal emotional representations. The results underline the essential role played by the frontal regions in interpreting emotions communicated orally. When the process does not function correctly -- following a brain injury -- an individual will lack the ability to interpret another pe