Posts Tagged ‘speech’

Monkey ‘wobble’ works like small talk

U. MICHIGAN (US) — The rhythmic vocal sounds wild gelada monkeys make by smacking their lips have similarities to human speech, a new study shows. Continue…

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Science & Technology - Feb 28, 2013 11:50 - 0 Comments

Brain’s careful timing lets songbirds sing

U. CHICAGO (US) — A songbird’s brain coordinates singing with intricate timing, according to new research that could help explain how the human brain governs speech. (more…)

Science & Technology - Jan 7, 2013 16:04 - 5 Comments

Finger length ratio hints at angry mouth

U. BUFFALO (US) — Men and women with a smaller ratio between the lengths of their fourth and second fingers report themselves to be more verbally aggressive, new research shows. (more…)

Society & Culture - Dec 6, 2012 11:54 - 1 Comment

College goals shift the way teens speak

MICHIGAN STATE (US) — Teenagers who want to attend major research universities cut nonstandard language from their speech more often than those who plan to stay close to home. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Nov 21, 2012 14:23 - 0 Comments

To diagnose Parkinson’s, track speech

MICHIGAN STATE (US) — A new way to diagnose Parkinson’s disease is noninvasive, inexpensive, and, in early testing, effective more than 90 percent of the time. (more…)

Society & Culture - Nov 5, 2012 13:34 - 0 Comments

Candidates’ moves can outweigh their words

NYU / UC BERKELEY (US) — A new website matches the words and gestures of President Barack Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney to reveal their differing word-by-word emphasis. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Aug 13, 2012 12:30 - 1 Comment

Vocal patterns reveal depth of depression

U. MELBOURNE (AUS) — Speech can measure the severity of depression and also how well a patient is responding to treatment, a new study shows. (more…)

Science & Technology - Jul 17, 2012 12:30 - 3 Comments

Babies ‘get’ speech as early as 9 months

NYU (US) — Babies as young as nine months are able to make distinctions between speech and non-speech in both people and animals. (more…)

In unlocked genes, clues to parrot ‘speech’

DUKE / U. MARYLAND (US) — Thanks to a new genome-sequencing method, scientists better understand the genes that may control how parrots learn to imitate human speech and other sounds. (more…)

Science & Technology - Jun 20, 2012 10:39 - 0 Comments

Did human speech start with monkey lip smack?

PRINCETON (US) — The facial mechanics of human speech may have evolved from a friendly primate gesture. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Mar 13, 2012 11:52 - 0 Comments

Deep in brain, neurons sort vocal pitches

CALTECH (US) — Scientists now know where and how the brain sorts vocal signals by frequency, and the findings could help identify new treatments for language and speech disorders.
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Science & Technology - Jan 24, 2012 13:05 - 6 Comments

Don’t ditch the ‘ums’. Listeners need them

U. ILLINOIS (US) — Speakers should think twice before eliminating the “ums,” “uhs,” and other speech fillers from their message if they want listeners to recall what was said. (more…)

Science & Technology - Sep 7, 2011 11:25 - 4 Comments

Bilingual brain may start to fade by age 1

U. WASHINGTON (US) — Learning a second language is second nature to babies, but new research finds the ability may begin to fade as early as the first birthday. (more…)

Science & Technology - May 17, 2011 10:47 - 3 Comments

Mild, um, speech pauses are persuasive

U. MICHIGAN (US) — To be successful in speaking situations, it’s best to remember an old adage: Everything in moderation. (more…)

Science & Technology - Dec 9, 2010 12:19 - 2 Comments

How we hear ourselves speak

UC BERKELEY (US) — Your brain is listening to what you say—even in a noisy room—simultaneously filtering unwanted noise while amplifying the sounds you make and hear. (more…)

Science & Technology - Jul 23, 2010 12:04 - 1 Comment

Music lessons give kids’ brains a workout

NORTHWESTERN (US)—Children who take part in musical training have an advantage in learning that spills over to skills that include language, speech, memory, attention, and even vocal emotion. (more…)

Society & Culture - Jul 22, 2010 17:46 - 7 Comments

Why we distrust foreign accents

U. CHICAGO (US)—A foreign accent undermines a person’s credibility in ways that the speaker and the listener don’t consciously realize, new research shows. (more…)

Science & Technology - Jul 21, 2010 11:23 - 1 Comment

Autism’s unique vocal signature revealed

U. KANSAS (US)—Pre-verbal vocalizations of very young children with autism are distinctly different from those of typically developing children, according to new automated vocal analysis technology. (more…)

Society & Culture - Apr 2, 2010 8:25 - 0 Comments

For babies, talk beats tones

NORTHWESTERN (US)—Before infants begin to speak, words—even when they are made up—play an important role in their cognition, going beyond the influence of other kinds of sounds, including musical tones. (more…)

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