A small cluster of neurons in the brainstem regulates tempo and coordinates vocalization with breathing.
When a mother speaks to her newborn during a medical intervention, the baby's oxytocin levels increase and their expression of pain decreases.
Using data from brain activity, researchers were able to replicate the song of zebra finches in exact detail.
Due to social restrictions following the COVID lockdowns, people may need to brush up on their social skills of concentrating on conversations. A new study reveals people can train themselves to do this on their own.
Parents unconsciously modify their speech to include fewer unique words, shorter sentences, and one-word replies when their baby babbles, but not when they are simply speaking to the baby.
In mice genetically engineered to carry human stuttering mutations, vocalization defects are derived from abnormalities in astrocytes in the corpus callosum.
A new mouse study reveals a brain circuit that may enable high speed back and forth conversation. The findings could help shed new light on the causes of speech disorders.
A new study uses real time MRI data to observe the vocal tracts of beatboxers before they produce a sound to see if the movements are different from speech.
According to a new study, humans can use nonverbal vocal cues, including roars, to judge the physical formidability of others.
Researchers reveal the area of the brain that controls our voice box, allowing us to alter the pitch of our speech. The insight could pave the way for advancing neuroprosthetics to allow people who can't speak, to express themselves in a naturalistic way.
A new fruit fly study reveals how learned auditory cues can alter mating behavior and sexual preference.
Babytalk not only provides a baby with comfort and encouragement, it can also help facilitate early language development, a new study reports.
