期刊
CEREBRAL CORTEX
卷 15, 期 12, 页码 1835-1847出版社
OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC
DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhi061
关键词
PAG; self-monitoring; species-specific calls; speech production; voice
Vocalization in lower animals is associated with a well-described visceromotor call system centered on the mesencephalic periacqueductal grey matter (PAG), which is itself regulated by paramedian cortical structures. To determine the role this phylogenetically older system plays in human phonation, we contrasted voiced and unvoiced speech using positron emission tomography and then evaluated functional connectivity of regions that significantly differentiated these conditions. Vocalization was associated with increased and highly correlated activity within the midline structures-PAG and paramedian cortices-described in lower mammalian species. Concurrent activation and connectivity of neocortical and subcortical motor regions - medial and lateral premotor structures and elements of basal ganglia thalamocortical circuitry-suggest a mechanism by which this system may have come under an increasing degree of voluntary control in humans. Additionally, areas in the temporal lobe and cerebellum were selectively activated during voiced but not unvoiced speech. These regions are functionally coupled to both visceromotor and neocortical motor areas during production of voiced speech, suggesting they may play a central role in self-monitoring and feedback regulation of human phonation.
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