News articles tagged with 'voice'
How do we combine faces and voices?
— 9 Mar 2011 20:11 | HealthHuman social interactions are shaped by our ability to recognise people. Faces and voices are known to be some of the key features that enable us to identify individual people, and…
Can you predict your mate will cheat by their voice?
— 5 Mar 2011 13:42 | HealthWhen choosing a partner, women believe the lower the man's voice, the more likely he's going to cheat. Conversely, men think a woman with a higher voice is more likely to be unfaithful,…
Voice-saver: Light therapy for early-stage laryngeal cancer
— 29 Jan 2011 17:55 | HealthLight, or photodynamic, therapy can help preserve the voice and vocal cord function for patients with early stage laryngeal (voice box) cancer, according to a study from Henry Ford…
Novel surgery removes rare tumour, rebuilds trachea
— 29 Jan 2011 17:52 | HealthUsing a novel surgical approach, it's possible to rebuild the trachea and preserve a patient's voice after removing an invasive throat tumour, according to a new report from Henry Ford…
Simple rubber device mimics complex bird songs
— 22 Nov 2010 09:52 | TechnologyFor centuries, hunters have imitated their avian prey by whistling through their fingers or by carving wooden bird calls. Now a team of physicists at Harvard University in Cambridge,…
A sing-song way to a cure for speech disorder
— 5 Oct 2010 03:46 | HealthHindustani singing, a North Indian traditional style of singing, and classical singing, such as the music of Puccini, Mozart and Wagner, vary greatly in technique and sound. Now, speech-language…
Inner voice plays role in self-control
— 22 Sep 2010 10:49 | HealthTalking to yourself might not be a bad thing, especially when it comes to exercising self control…
Perception of emotion is culture-specific
— 15 Sep 2010 18:00 | HealthWant to know how a Japanese person is feeling? Pay attention to the tone of his voice, not his face. That's what other Japanese people would do, anyway. A new study examines how Dutch…
Bionic speech recognition
— 10 Sep 2010 10:34 | TechnologyAs speech recognition systems become more commonplace - on the computer desktop top, at the call centre and even in the car - it is increasingly important to ensure that the voice signal…
The deep voice of alpha male
— 29 May 2010 14:00 | BiologyMen with a deep, masculine voice are seen as more dominant by other men but a man's own dominance - perceived or actual - does not affect how attentive he is to his rivals' voices.…