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Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·October 1, 2018·4 min readFamiliar Voices are Easier to Understand, Even if We Don’t Recognize ThemResearchers report familiar voices are easier than those of a stranger to understand, even when the familiar voice is manipulated and the listener can not identify the voice.Read More