Tag: voice

Is the brain capable of distinguishing a voice from the specific sounds it utters? In an attempt to answer this question, researchers from the University of Geneva (UNIGE), Switzerland, – in collaboration with the University of Maastricht, the Netherlands—devised pseudo-words (words without meaning) spoken by three voices with different pitches. Their aim? To observe how

Adele, Elton John, Justin Timberlake, Frank Sinatra, Celine Dion and countless others have something in common beside the fact they’ve made a few bucks making music. All have experienced vocal problems at one time or another due to the overuse of their voice. However, they are by far not the only ones suffering, according to

Talking smoke alarms that tell a children to ‘get out’ in their own mother’s voice are ‘better at waking them and leading them to safety’ Smoke alarms that use a mother’s voice instead of an electronic beep were nearly 40 percent more effective at awakening children The voice alarms also instruct children to escape the

Adele has been hailed as "an artist who comes around once every generation". She is a vocal force whose emotional ballads are masterpieces composed of powerful belts and airy falsettos. For many, it may be hard to imagine that the Grammy Award-winning singer would have trouble nailing any song, especially one of her own. But