News tagged with male voices


Body size conveyed by voice determines vocal attractiveness

Deep male voices and high-pitched female voices are perceived as more attractive because listeners gauge the speaker's body size from the frequency of their voice, according to research published April 24 in the open access ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 24, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study shows human brain able to discriminate syllables three months prior to birth

(Medical Xpress)—A team of French researchers has discovered that the human brain is capable of distinguishing between different types of syllables as early as three months prior to full term birth. As ...

Neuroscience created Feb 26, 2013 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 7 | with audio podcast report

Pronunciation of 's' sounds impacts perception of gender, researcher finds

(Medical Xpress)—A person's style of speech—not just the pitch of his or her voice—may help determine whether the listener perceives the speaker to be male or female, according to a University of Colorado Boulder researcher ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jan 04, 2013 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (8) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

People prefer leaders with more masculine voices, even in feminine leadership roles

Male and female leaders with masculine voices are preferred by both men and women. However, even in leadership roles that are typically held by women, both sexes prefer women leaders with low-pitched voices, according to ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Dec 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Voice prostheses can help patients regain their lost voice

Help is on the way for people who suffer from vocal cord dysfunction. Researchers are developing methods that will contribute to manufacturing voice prostheses with improved affective features. For example, for little girls ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Oct 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast