News tagged with vocal expression
Cultural divide in ability to recognize sensual sounds
An F1000 evaluation looks at a British study of how the six basic human emotions are universally recognized but other positive emotions are culturally specific
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 18, 2010 |
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Sights and sounds of emotion trigger big brain responses
Researchers at the University of York have identified a part of the brain that responds to both facial and vocal expressions of emotion.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Nov 02, 2009 |
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Brain responds to human voice in one fifth of a second
(PhysOrg.com) -- Psychology researchers have found the sound of the human voice can be recognised by the brain in less than one fifth of a second.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 28, 2009 |
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Bird vocalization research could improve poultry production, lower costs
Chickens can’t speak, but they can definitely make themselves heard. Most people who have visited a poultry farm will recall chicken vocalization – the technical term for clucking and squawking – ...
May 18, 2012 |
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Orangutans at Miami zoo use iPads to communicate
(AP) -- The 8-year-old twins love their iPad. They draw, play games and expand their vocabulary. Their family's teenagers also like the hand-held computer tablets, too, but the clan's elders show no interest.
May 09, 2012 |
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A bird's song may teach us about human speech disorders
(PhysOrg.com) -- Can the song of a small bird provide valuable insights into human stuttering and speech-related disorders and conditions, including autism and stroke? New research by UCLA life scientists ...
Mar 06, 2012 |
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'Duet of 1' possible with hand-controlled voice synthesizer
New technology at the University of British Columbia makes it possible for a person to speak or sing just by using their hands to control a speech synthesizer.
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Feb 19, 2012 |
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Hong Kong clean air targets fail to impress
Environmentalists on Wednesday expressed disappointment at new clean-air targets for Hong Kong, as research showed pollution-related illnesses killed more than 3,000 residents a year.
Jan 18, 2012 |
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Bowing to pressure, Beijing begins hourly smog data
Beijing on Thursday began publishing real-time air quality data on the Internet, bowing to a vocal online campaign for greater government transparency over pollution in China's capital.
Jan 12, 2012 |
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Beijing to issue new smog data after online outcry
Beijing's government on Friday bowed to a vocal online campaign for a change in the way air quality is measured in the Chinese capital, one of the world's most polluted cities.
Jan 06, 2012 |
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US honors astronauts for pioneering space flights
The US Congress on Wednesday bestowed its highest civilian honor on four American space pioneers of the 1960s, marking the first time the Congressional Gold Medal has been awarded to astronauts.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 16, 2011 |
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Patent reform act stirs mixed emotions in science circles
(PhysOrg.com) -- The Senate on Thursday approved (by a vote of 89-9) the America Invents Act. The Act is being hailed as a substantial overhaul of the U.S. patent system. The America Invents Act changes the ...
Sep 10, 2011 |
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Computers sing to a better tune
Would you dance to a synthetic song? A new approach to making computer-generated vocals more "human" is reported this month in the International Journal of Knowledge Engineering and Soft Data Paradigms.
Technology / Computer Sciences
May 06, 2011 |
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