The Effects of Text-to-Speech System Quality on Emotional States and Frontal Alpha Band Power
Published in 6th International IEEE EMBS Conference on Neural Engineering, 2014
Arndt, S., Antons, J.-N., Gupta, R., Laghari, K., Schleicher, R., Möller, S. & Falk, T. H.
We examine how variations in TTS quality influence listeners’ affect and frontal alpha activity. Lower quality synthesis decreases pleasantness ratings and is associated with shifts in frontal alpha power indicative of altered attentional demands. The results provide converging behavioral and neurophysiological evidence that TTS quality modulates emotional experience and cognitive load.
Recommended citation: Arndt, S., Antons, J.-N., Gupta, R., Laghari, K., Schleicher, R., Möller, S. & Falk, T. H. (2013, November). The Effects of Text-to-Speech System Quality on Emotional States and Frontal Alpha Band Power. Paper presented at the 6th International IEEE EMBS Conference on Neural Engineering, San Diego, CA, USA. https://doi.org/10.1109/NER.2013.6695978