News tagged with vocal behavior

The deep voice of alpha male

Men 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. His own dominance does however influence ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created May 28, 2010 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (8) | comments 11 | with audio podcast

Autistic mice act a lot like human patients

UCLA scientists have created a mouse model for autism that opens a window into the biological mechanisms that underlie the disease and offers a promising way to test new treatment approaches.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Sep 29, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Eagle Owls Send Sweeter Valentines When Moon Is Full

(PhysOrg.com) -- Placing a tracking device on breeding owls with a wing span large enough to cover eight humans lined up side-by-side, is not a walk in the park. But, funded by a grant from the Spanish Ministry ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jan 21, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast report

Blue whale behavior affected by man-made noise: study

Blue whale vocal behavior is affected by man-made noise, even when that noise does not overlap the frequencies the whales use for communication, according to new research published Feb. 29 in the open access journal PLoS ON ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Feb 29, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1