title: Speech prosody, reward, and the corticobulbar system: an integrative perspective.
abstract: Speech prosody is essential for verbal communication. In this commentary I provide an integrative overview, arguing that speech prosody is subserved by the same anatomical and neurochemical mechanisms involved in the processing of reward/affective outcomes.
authors.affiliation: School of Psychology, Bangor University,Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 2AS,United Kingdom.carmelo.vicario@uniroma1.itc.m.vicario@bangor.ac.ukttp://www.bangor.ac.uk/psychology/people/profiles/carmelo_vicario.php.en.
authors.forename: Carmelo M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Vicario
mesh_terms: D000819:Animal Communication; D000818:Animals; D005075:Biological Evolution; D003142:Communication; D006801:Humans; D011323:Primates / Q000502:physiology*; D013060:Speech / Q000502:physiology*