Karaoke Reveals A Neurological Basis For Embarrassment
Thursday, April 14, 2011 - 23:50
in Psychology & Sociology
A group of patients with neurodegenerative diseases have helped researchers discover a neurological basis of embarrassment. The thumb-sized bit of tissue in the right hemisphere of the front part of the brain is called the pregenual anterior cingulate cortex and they found the link using...karaoke. They recorded people belting out "My Girl" – the 1964 hit by The Temptations - and then asked them to listen to their own singing without the accompanying music. The degree to which the singers were embarrassed in hearing themselves sing depended on the integrity of the pregenual anterior cingulate cortex region. read more