Purpose Data on vowel formants have been derived primarily from static measures
representing an assumed steady state. This review summarizes data on formant frequencies …

An unresolved issue in comparative approaches to speech evolution is the apparent
absence of an intermediate vocal communication system between human speech and the …

People's mental representations of their own body are malleable and continuously updated
through sensory cues. Altering one's body-representation can lead to changes in object …

When hearing a voice, listeners can form a detailed impression of the person behind the
voice. Existing models of voice processing focus primarily on one aspect of person …

We examined the effects of virtual characters' body type and voice pitch on perceived audio-
visual correspondence and believability. For our within-group study (N= 72), we developed …

Few studies on voice perception have attempted to address the complexity of gender
perception of ambiguous voices. The current study investigated how perception of gender …

This study investigates a possible relationship between perceived and self-ascribed gender
identity and the respective acoustic correlates in a group of young heterosexual adult …

Purpose Literature was reviewed on the development of vowels in children's speech and on
vowel disorders in children and adults, with an emphasis on studies using acoustic methods …

Several mammalian species scale their voice fundamental frequency (F0) and formant
frequencies in competitive and mating contexts, reducing vocal tract and laryngeal allometry …

In this book, we put forward an obvious claim, yet one which is surprisingly difficult to accept
for most of those who practice the cognitive sciences as they have developed until today …