Temporal cortex activation reveals emotional multisensory integration in preschoolers: An fNIRS study
Emotional multisensory integration is the process through which individuals form consistent emotional perceptions by combining information from various senses. Although this process has been well studied in early life and adulthood, limited attention was paid to its characteristics and neural mechan...
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| description | Emotional multisensory integration is the process through which individuals form consistent emotional perceptions by combining information from various senses. Although this process has been well studied in early life and adulthood, limited attention was paid to its characteristics and neural mechanisms in preschoolers. This study utilized functional near-infrared spectroscopy to explore the mechanisms by which preschoolers recognize happiness and anger in visual, auditory, and audiovisual conditions. Behavioral results showed that children were more accurate and faster in the audiovisual condition, especially for anger recognition. Neuroimaging results revealed increased activation in bilateral superior temporal gyrus and the left middle temporal gyrus during audiovisual tasks. Furthermore, happiness elicited stronger cortical responses than anger, yet no evidence of hemispheric lateralization was found. These findings enhance our comprehension of how children integrate emotions in audiovisual contexts and suggest potential interventions for populations with emotional perception challenges. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e676f2bb501748b8bdc235d2d1d189802025-08-20T03:08:33ZengElsevierNeuroImage1095-95722025-08-0131712138310.1016/j.neuroimage.2025.121383Temporal cortex activation reveals emotional multisensory integration in preschoolers: An fNIRS studyYahui Xue0Huan Deng1Mengnan Lu2Mingjia Chen3Yichao Fu4School of Education, Huaibei Normal University, Huaibei, China; School of Psychology, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai, ChinaSchool of Education, Huaibei Normal University, Huaibei, China; Anhui Engineering Research Center for Intelligent Computing and Application on Cognitive Behavior, Huaibei, China; Corresponding author at: School of Education, Huaibei Normal University, No. 8, Tuohe Rd, Lieshan District, Huaibei, 235000, China.School of Education, Huaibei Normal University, Huaibei, ChinaSchool of Education, Huaibei Normal University, Huaibei, ChinaSchool of Education, Huaibei Normal University, Huaibei, ChinaEmotional multisensory integration is the process through which individuals form consistent emotional perceptions by combining information from various senses. Although this process has been well studied in early life and adulthood, limited attention was paid to its characteristics and neural mechanisms in preschoolers. This study utilized functional near-infrared spectroscopy to explore the mechanisms by which preschoolers recognize happiness and anger in visual, auditory, and audiovisual conditions. Behavioral results showed that children were more accurate and faster in the audiovisual condition, especially for anger recognition. Neuroimaging results revealed increased activation in bilateral superior temporal gyrus and the left middle temporal gyrus during audiovisual tasks. Furthermore, happiness elicited stronger cortical responses than anger, yet no evidence of hemispheric lateralization was found. These findings enhance our comprehension of how children integrate emotions in audiovisual contexts and suggest potential interventions for populations with emotional perception challenges.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1053811925003866Emotional multisensory integrationTemporal cortexPreschoolersFunctional near-infrared spectroscopy |
| spellingShingle | Yahui Xue Huan Deng Mengnan Lu Mingjia Chen Yichao Fu Temporal cortex activation reveals emotional multisensory integration in preschoolers: An fNIRS study NeuroImage Emotional multisensory integration Temporal cortex Preschoolers Functional near-infrared spectroscopy |
| title | Temporal cortex activation reveals emotional multisensory integration in preschoolers: An fNIRS study |
| title_full | Temporal cortex activation reveals emotional multisensory integration in preschoolers: An fNIRS study |
| title_fullStr | Temporal cortex activation reveals emotional multisensory integration in preschoolers: An fNIRS study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Temporal cortex activation reveals emotional multisensory integration in preschoolers: An fNIRS study |
| title_short | Temporal cortex activation reveals emotional multisensory integration in preschoolers: An fNIRS study |
| title_sort | temporal cortex activation reveals emotional multisensory integration in preschoolers an fnirs study |
| topic | Emotional multisensory integration Temporal cortex Preschoolers Functional near-infrared spectroscopy |
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