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Original language versus dubbed movies: Effects on our brain and emotions.
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Brain and language [Brain Lang] 2024 Jun; Vol. 253, pp. 105424. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 May 29. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Converging evidence suggests that emotions are often dulled in one's foreign language. Here, we paired fMRI with a naturalistic viewing paradigm (i.e., original vs. dubbed versions of sad, fun and neutral movie clips) to investigate the neural correlates of emotion perception as a function of native (L1) and foreign (L2) language context. Watching emotional clips in L1 (vs. L2) reflected in activations of anterior temporal cortices involved in semantic cognition, arguably indicating a closer association of emotion concepts with the native language. The processing of fun clips in L1 (vs. L2) reflected in enhanced response of the right amygdala, suggesting a deeper emotional experience of positively valenced stimuli in the L1. Of interest, the amygdala response to fun clips positively correlated with participants' proficiency in the L2, indicating that a higher L2 competence may reduce emotional processing differences across a bilingual's two languages. Our findings are compatible with the view that language provides a context for the construction of emotions.<br />Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.<br /> (Copyright © 2024 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1090-2155
- Volume :
- 253
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Brain and language
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 38815502
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bandl.2024.105424