In general, it would appear obvious that speech and song are distinct and separate forms of communication: We hear speech when people are speaking, and song when they are singing. I was awestruck by ...

If you listen to songbirds, you will recognize repeated melodies or phrases. Each phrase is made up of distinct sounds, strung together. A study has found that the song phrases of many songbird ...

Scientists have uncovered a hidden pattern in birdsong that mirrors a core rule of human language. The new study, led by researchers at The University of Manchester, in collaboration with Chester Zoo, ...

When you think of whale songs, you may picture Dory from Finding Nemo, as she "speaks whale" to the passing mammals in an effort to help little Nemo find his way back to his dad. And while the noise ...

The West African instrument dùndún is also known as “talking drum” because players can match the pitch and rhythm of speech patterns on it. A new study reveals just how closely dùndún players match ...

Taylor Swift has made years of contributions to music. Now, researchers say, her unique life and career have advanced the study of speech patterns. Miski Mohamed and Matthew Winn of the University of ...

Objective measurement of psychiatric disorders has long proved challenging. Yet, there is ample evidence that analysis of speech patterns can accurately diagnose depression and psychosis, measure ...