title: Sound-induced activity in voice-sensitive cortex predicts voice memory ability.
abstract: The "temporal voice areas" (TVAs; Belin et al., 2000) of the human brain show greater neuronal activity in response to human voices than to other categories of non-vocal sounds. However, a direct link between TVA activity and voice perception behavior has not yet been established. Here we show that a functional magnetic resonance imaging measure of activity in the TVAs predicts individual performance at a separately administered voice memory test. This relation holds when general sound memory ability is taken into account. These findings provide the first evidence that the TVAs are specifically involved in voice cognition.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Neuroscience and Psychology, University of Glasgow Glasgow, UK.
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Watson
authors.forename: Marianne
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Latinus
authors.forename: Patricia E G
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Bestelmeyer
authors.forename: Frances
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Crabbe
authors.forename: Pascal
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Belin