News tagged with vowel sound


Speaking a tonal language (such as Cantonese) primes the brain for musical training

Non-musicians who speak tonal languages may have a better ear for learning musical notes, according to Canadian researchers.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 02, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Researcher gives subjects their voice

Stephen Hawking and a 9-​​year-​​old girl with a speech dis­order most likely use the same syn­thetic voice. It's called Per­fect Paul and it's easy to under­stand, espe­cially in acousti­cally ...

Other created Feb 21, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Mind reading computer system may help people with locked-in syndrome

(Medical Xpress) -- Imagine living a life in which you are completely aware of the world around you but you're prevented from engaging in it because you are completely paralyzed. Even speaking is impossible. For an estimated ...

Neuroscience created Oct 18, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Even before language, babies learn the world through sounds

It's not just the words, but the sounds of words that have meaning for us. This is true for children and adults, who can associate the strictly auditory parts of language -- vowels produced in the front or the back of the ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jul 11, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 2 | with audio podcast