About the project
Our aim is to investigate how the human brain responds to and makes decisions about perceived social qualities of emotional vocalizations as well as the factors influencing these processes. The brain implicitly interprets and forms judgments about the social signals carried by the voice, but the neural basis underlying these decision-making processes is not fully understood. We use fMRI to measure brain activity and questionnaires to measure individual factors.
Participants
We are no longer recruiting participants for this experiment.
Recruited participants:
- Were between the ages of 18 to 65
- Had normal or corrected-to-normal vision and hearing
- Were healthy and not currently taking psychiatric medication
Participants listened to emotional vocalizations and responded to questions. The experimental procedure took place at The Intervention Centre (IVS) at Oslo University Hospital (Rikshospitalet) and was about 2.5 hours in total. Participants received a gift card of 350 NOK.
If you are interested in knowing more about the project, please read the information sheet and consent form.
Ethical considerations
This is an anonymous lab project. Your contact information is handled temporarily for administrative purposes. All information obtained during the study is kept secured, and the data is used solely for research purposes.
The project has been approved by the internal research ethics committee at the Department of Psychology (UiO) and the Norwegian Center for Research Data (NSD / Sikt ref # 804663).
