Processing of an Audiobook in the Human Brain Is Shaped by Cultural Family Background

• Published in: Brain sciences Vol. 12; no. 5; p. 649
• Main Authors: Hakonen, Maria, Ikäheimonen, Arsi, Hultèn, Annika, Kauttonen, Janne, Koskinen, Miika, Lin, Fa-Hsuan, Lowe, Anastasia, Sams, Mikko, Jääskeläinen, Iiro P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 15.05.2022; MDPI
• Subjects: Age; Asian Americans; Audiobooks; auditory; Brain mapping; Brain research; Cognitive style; Cortex (parietal); cultural background; Cultural differences; Culture; fMRI; Functional magnetic resonance imaging; Hemispheric laterality; Hemodynamics; Influence; inter-subject correlation; Language; Medical imaging; Mental task performance; narrative; Narratives; Neuroimaging; Neurosciences; Semantics; Speech perception; Superior temporal gyrus; Temporal gyrus; Visual system; Young adults; Finland; fMRI; auditory; inter-subject correlation; narrative; cultural background

Perception of the same narrative can vary between individuals depending on a listener’s previous experiences. We studied whether and how cultural family background may shape the processing of an audiobook in the human brain. During functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), 48 healthy volunteers...