Are you After That Baritone Voice?

People prefer those who have a similar accent and voices that sound like their own, reveal researchers. The attraction lies in the voice, not the face.

Men with deeper voices and women with slightly higher voices were thought to sound more attractive, because they suggest a bigger or a smaller body.

"There is more complex mechanism at play," said Molly Babel from University of British Columbia. "The voice is an amazingly flexible tool that we use to construct our identity," he added.

The breathy tone, caused by younger and thinner vocal cords, implied youthfulness and health.

A creaky voice, suggesting a person has a cold, is tired or smokes, was seen as unattractive.

ASCB: Nobel Winners for Discoveries on Cellular Vesicle Transport Voice Thoughts
On Monday, December 16, some distinguished personalities will be at New Orleans to talk science with their fellow members.

But the new study, published by a linguistics expert in Canada, suggests there is a more complex mechanism at play.

The participants in the study preferred men who spoke with a shorter average word length and deeper voices.

Little Risk of Injury to Voice Posed By Beatboxing
In comparison to the sweet song of a soprano, beatboxing, with it's harsh, high-energy percussive sounds might seem harder to most people.

The scientists found that what is attractive to people is how much they sound like a typical male or a typical female from their own community.

"We seem to like people who sound like we sound, we like people who fit within what we know," Babel added.

Human and Non-Primate Animal Brains Have Dedicated 'Voice Areas'
A study to compare brain function between humans and any nonprimate animal shows that dogs have dedicated voice areas in their brains, just like humans do.

Source-IANS