Coherent? Voice disorders significantly affect listeners, too
Researchers investigate new strategies to help listeners better understand those with voice disorders.... Read More...
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Scientists suss out the secrets of human screams
While screams contain certain shared acoustic factors, such as pitch and roughness, they differ in terms of emotional context.... Read More...
Mother’s Behavioral Corrections Tune Infant’s Brain to Angry Tone
A new study reports babies' brains are sensitive to different emotional tones they hear in voices. Researchers suggest maternal interactions may help to shape the same brain region adults use for emotional processing.... Read More...
From the Mouths of Babes: Infants Enjoy Hearing From Their Peers
According to researchers, infants prefer the sounds of other babies over the voices of adults. Researchers found 5 month old babies spend 40% longer listening to sounds of other babies than adult vocalizations of the same sounds.... Read More...
Shedding Light on the Voices in Our Heads
A new study reports the brain considers our internal voice to be the same as speaking our thoughts aloud. The findings could have important implications for understanding auditory hallucinations in Schizophrenia.... Read More...
Baboon Vocalizations Contain Five Vowel-Like Sounds Comparable to Those of Human Speech
Much like humans, baboons use several vowel like sounds to communicate, a new study reports.... Read More...
Mice Sing Like Jet Engines to Find a Mate
To find a mate, mice use unique high frequency sounds using a mechanism that has only previously been observed in supersonic jet engines, a new study reports.... Read More...
New Insights Into Stuttering
A new study using mice with the genetic defect for a human speech disorder could help researchers better understand the molecular and neurological basis for stuttering.... Read More...
Babies’ Babbles Reflect Their Own Involvement in Language Development
A baby's repetitive babbling is influenced by the infant's ability to hear itself.... Read More...