The ability of babies to differentiate emotional expressions appears to develop during their first six months. But do they really recognise emotion or do they only distinguish the physical characteristics of faces and voices? ...
Apr 11, 2018
0
45
Picture Morgan Freeman, Donald Trump or Margaret Thatcher. Most likely you can hear their voices in your mind, and the characteristic inflections that they put on certain words, as well as their tone and pitch. Even without ...
Mar 7, 2018
2
8
300,000 people world-wide have had their larynx surgically removed as a result of cancer treatment, and the number is increasing by 10,000 every year. For these people, natural, human-sounding speech is no longer possible.
Feb 26, 2018
0
2
If you've ever listened in on two toddlers at play, you might have wondered how much of their babbling might get lost in translation. A new study from the University of Toronto provides surprising insights into how much children ...
Jan 15, 2018
0
631
(HealthDay)—For children with vocal fold nodules, both direct and indirect voice therapy approaches improve voice-related quality of life, according to a study published online Dec. 28 in JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck ...
Jan 3, 2018
0
2
Gestures and facial expressions betray our emotional state but what about our voices? How does simple intonation allow us to decode emotions – on the telephone, for example? By observing neuronal activity in the brain, ...
Dec 13, 2017
0
13
It can tell you the time, read you the news and even crack a joke or two, but could Amazon's Alexa play a role in your health too?
Nov 14, 2017
0
1
(HealthDay)—A difference of 6 on the Voice Handicap Index-10 (VHI-10) total score may represent a minimal important difference (MID) for patients with voice disorders, according to a study published online Sept. 28 in JAMA ...
Sep 29, 2017
0
0
The navigation system announces a detour, radio programs are selected by voice command: for many, in-car voice control is an everyday occurrence. Companies also have seniors in mind as customers. In research, however, it ...
Sep 13, 2017
0
8
Steve Jobs, the late co-founder of Apple, once said "creativity is just connecting things". There's truth in that but there is another source of creativity, too – the ideas that simply pop into our minds. In ancient times, ...
Aug 30, 2017
0
15
