The Variably Intense Vocalizations of Affect and Emotion Corpus (VIVAE)

<strong>VIVAE</strong> The Variably Intense Vocalizations of Affect and Emotion Corpus (VIVAE) consists of a set of human non-speech emotion vocalizations. The<em> full set,</em> comprising 1085 audio files, features eleven speakers expressing three positive (achievement/ triumph, sexual pleasure, and surprise) and three negative (anger, fear, physical pain) affective states, each parametrically varied from low to peak emotion intensity. The smaller <em>core set </em>of 480 files represents a fully crossed subsample of the full set (6 emotions x 4 intensities x 10 speakers x 2 items) selected based on judged authenticity. Please visit our academic paper for full details: <strong>Holz, N., Larrouy-Maestri, P., &amp; Poeppel, D. (2022). The Variably Intense Vocalizations of Affect and Emotion (VIVAE) corpus prompts new perspective on nonspeech perception. <em>Emotion, 22</em>(1), 213–225. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/emo0001048 </strong> <strong>File summary</strong> The recordings are digitized at a 44.1-kHz sampling rate and 16-bit resolution. Each of the 1085 VIVAE files has a unique filename following the file naming convention: [Speaker_Emotion_Intensity_Item-ID.wav]. The filename consists of a 4-part identifier (e.g., S04_surprise_peak_10.wav) defining the stimulus characteristics: <em>Filename identifiers </em> Speaker (S01 to S11). Emotion (achievement, anger, fear, pain, pleasure, and surprise). Emotional intensity (low, moderate, strong, peak). Item-ID (unique integer identifier within speaker x emotion x intensity conditions) <em>Folder structure</em> Full set: all 1085 VIVAE files Core set: selected 480 VIVAE files <strong>Citing the VIVAE</strong> Please cite the VIVAE if it is used in your work in any form. Academic works should use the citation for our academic paper. Holz, N., Larrouy-Maestri, P., &amp; Poeppel, D. (2022). The Variably Intense Vocalizations of Affect and Emotion (VIVAE) corpus prompts new perspective on nonspeech perception. <em>Emotion, 22</em>(1), 213-225. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/emo0001048<strong> </strong> <strong>License information</strong> The VIVAE is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License, CC BY-NC 4.0. For VIVAE usage inquiries not specified or accredited under the CC BY-NC 4.0 license, please contact us at [e-mail] to request permission.