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The developing vocal self
1Faculdade de Psicologia, CICPSI, Universidade de Lisboa, Alameda da Universidade, Lisboa 1649-013, Portugal.
Trends in Cognitive Sciences
|June 26, 2026
Summary
Developmental voice changes reveal limitations in current self-voice processing models. A new hierarchical framework integrates vocal signals into self-representations, explaining the emergence of the vocal self.
Area of Science:
- Neuroscience
- Cognitive Science
- Speech and Hearing Sciences
Background:
- Existing models of self-voice processing adequately explain predictive control and recognition.
- However, these models fail to account for how vocal signals are integrated into broader self-representations.
- Developmental voice changes highlight this gap, necessitating a more comprehensive framework.
Purpose of the Study:
- To propose a novel hierarchical framework for understanding self-voice processing.
- To explain how vocal signals integrate into self-representations during development.
- To elucidate the emergence of the vocal self through recursive sensorimotor interactions.
Main Methods:
- Theoretical framework development.
- Review of existing literature on predictive coding, self-representation, and vocal development.
- Conceptual integration of sensorimotor predictions, self-voice representations, and higher-order self-representations.
Main Results:
- The proposed framework posits recursive interactions between sensorimotor predictions and self-voice representations.
- It suggests that higher-order self-representations modulate these interactions.
- This integration supports the dynamic emergence and development of the vocal self.
Conclusions:
- The hierarchical framework offers a new perspective on self-voice processing, addressing limitations in current models.
- It highlights the crucial role of recursive interactions in integrating vocal signals into the self.
- This model provides a foundation for future empirical research on the vocal self and its development.
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