Basic auditory processing deficits and their association with auditory emotion recognition in schizophrenia

Kraus, Michael; Walker, Trina M.; Jarskog, L. Fredrik; Millet, Robert; Keefe, Richard S.E.

doi:10.1016/j.schres.2018.08.031

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“…Critically, our study found that emotion recognition tasks are more difficult for patients than emotional intensity identification tasks. As previously reported [ 25 , 26 ], a dual-language processing model was identified, suggesting that different neural networks might be involved in the explicit and implicit recognition of emotion perception. The patients in the present study showed a significant impairment in explicit vocal emotion processing, which is the recognition of emotional content.…”

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Vocal emotion perception in schizophrenia and its diagnostic significance

Zhao,

Zhang,

et al. 2023

BMC Psychiatry

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Background Cognitive and emotional impairment are among the core features of schizophrenia; assessment of vocal emotion recognition may facilitate the detection of schizophrenia. We explored the differences between cognitive and social aspects of emotion using vocal emotion recognition and detailed clinical characterization. Methods Clinical symptoms and social and cognitive functioning were assessed by trained clinical psychiatrists. A vocal emotion perception test, including an assessment of emotion recognition and emotional intensity, was conducted. One-hundred-six patients with schizophrenia (SCZ) and 230 healthy controls (HCs) were recruited. Results Considering emotion recognition, scores for all emotion categories were significantly lower in SCZ compared to HC. Considering emotional intensity, scores for anger, calmness, sadness, and surprise were significantly lower in the SCZs. Vocal recognition patterns showed a trend of unification and simplification in SCZs. A direct correlation was confirmed between vocal recognition impairment and cognition. In diagnostic tests, only the total score of vocal emotion recognition was a reliable index for the presence of schizophrenia. Conclusions This study shows that patients with schizophrenia are characterized by impaired vocal emotion perception. Furthermore, explicit and implicit vocal emotion perception processing in individuals with schizophrenia are viewed as distinct entities. This study provides a voice recognition tool to facilitate and improve the diagnosis of schizophrenia.

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confidence: 68%

Vocal emotion perception in schizophrenia and its diagnostic significance

Zhao,

Zhang,

et al. 2023

BMC Psychiatry

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“…Findings from the present study showed no significant differences between HC and MDD in the domain of music cognition. Very few studies are available that have explored music as cognitive variable and they have established music cognition deficits and evidences of abnormalities in auditory processing in certain conditions including depression ( Steinberg and Raith, 1985 ; Michael et al, 2004 ; Tollkötter et al, 2006 ; Chase et al, 2010 ; Reker et al, 2014 ; Kraus et al, 2019 ). Music perception ability has been closely linked with neurocognitive functions such as attention, executive functions and visuo-spatial abilities ( Särkämö et al, 2009 ; Wen et al, 2014 ).…”

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Music and neuro-cognitive deficits in depression

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BackgroundCognitive deficits are one of the core features of major depressive disorder (MDD) that play crucial role in functional recovery. Studies have explored cognitive deficits in MDD, however, given inconsistent results, especially in mild-moderate MDD. Recently, studies have explored music as cognitive ability in various clinical conditions. In MDD, large focus has been on evaluating emotion deficits and just a handful on music cognition. With growing evidence on use of music based intervention to target cognitive deficits, it is imperative to explore nature of music cognitive ability in MDD.AimTo examine musical and neuro-cognitive deficits in patients with mild-moderate MDD.MethodsPatients diagnosed with mild or moderate MDD (n = 19) and matched healthy controls (HC) (n = 18) were evaluated on selected tests from NIMHANS Neuropsychological test battery and Montreal battery for evaluation of amusia (MBEA).ResultsMDD group performed significantly lower than HC on working memory (p = 0.007), verbal learning (p = 0.02) and retention (p = 0.03). Three indices were computed for a comprehensive evaluation. Groups did not differ significantly in any of the indices- focused attention, executive function, learning and memory as well as on music cognition. Focused attention and memory index predicted music cognition in HC and the combined group (MDD + HC) (p < 0.01). Attention alone contributed to 62.1% of variance in music cognition. Similarly, music cognition significantly predicted focused attention (p < 0.01).ConclusionIndividuals with mild-moderate MDD show significant deficits in working memory, verbal learning and memory, however, not in music cognition. There exists a significant relationship between music cognition and attention, which could be implicated in use of music interventions to ameliorate cognitive deficits. Limitations of study include small sample size and heterogeneity. Future studies on larger cohort examining musical emotion perception and neurocognition is imperative to have deeper understanding of this debilitating condition.

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“…However, the perceptions differ by far with respect to the psychiatric components specific to schizophrenia. Interestingly, it has recently been demonstrated that impaired ability to recognized emotions conveyed in auditory stimuli was related to poor disease outcome in schizophrenic patients, and related to impairments in a wide range of auditory functions [55].…”

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confidence: 99%