Men do have trouble hearing women, scientists find!

Dashken · 8th Aug 2005, 09:04 AM

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LONDON (AFP) - Men who are accused of never listening by women now have an excuse -- women's voices are more difficult for men to listen to than other men's, a report said.

The Daily Mail, quoting findings published in the specialist magazine

NeuroImage, said researchers at Sheffield university in northern England discovered startling differences in the way the brain responds to male and female sounds.

Men deciphered female voices using the auditory part of the brain that processes music, while male voices engaged a simpler mechanism, it said.

The Mail quoted researcher Michael Hunter as saying, "The female voice is actually more complex than the male voice, due to differences in the size and shape of the vocal cords and larynx between men and women, and also due to women having greater natural 'melody' in their voices.

"This causes a more complex range of sound frequencies than in a male voice."

The findings may help explain why people suffering hallucinations usually hear male voices, the report added, as the brain may find it much harder to conjure up a false female voice accurately than a false male voice.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/britainsciencehearing

1031982 · 8th Aug 2005, 12:15 PM

I never had any trouble hearing a women’s voice. Hell, I usually find it easer to listen to woman.

Olle P · 8th Aug 2005, 07:50 PM

I have no problem hearing the sound, but I also have no problem filtering away any form of information in the noise...

/Olle

Adrian Wong · 8th Aug 2005, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Olle P

I have no problem hearing the sound, but I also have no problem filtering away any form of information in the noise...

/Olle

ROTFL!! That's a good one!!!

Max_87 · 8th Aug 2005, 10:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Olle P

I have no problem hearing the sound, but I also have no problem filtering away any form of information in the noise...

/Olle

LOL!

aKho · 8th Aug 2005, 11:59 PM

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Men deciphered female voices using the auditory part of the brain that processes music, while male voices engaged a simpler mechanism, it said.

yup, we're simple minded when it comes to talking to a fellow guy. straightforward and to the point.

SAMSAMHA · 9th Aug 2005, 12:21 AM

mmmh, I wonder if the study is conducted by man scientists to find an excuse

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8th Aug 2005, 12:15 PM	#2 (permalink)
1031982 Super Active Join Date: 25 Feb 2003 Location: USA Posts: 1,580 Reputation: 285 Rep Power: 9	I never had any trouble hearing a women’s voice. Hell, I usually find it easer to listen to woman. __________________ Running : Gigabyte EP45-DS3R, Intel E7200 C2D, 2GB DDR2 Dual Channel, WD Raptor 74GB, WD 500 GB HDD, ASUS 16X DVD-ROM, LiteOn 16X DVD+/-RW, 1.44 MB Floppy, ATI Radeon HD 3450, Dell 2005FPW, and a SB Audigy2 ZS PRO with Logitech Z5300e speakers.

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Olle P Active Join Date: 12 Jan 2005 Location: Sweden Posts: 815 Reputation: 315 Rep Power: 7	I have no problem hearing the sound, but I also have no problem filtering away any form of information in the noise... /Olle __________________ If you're not living on the edge you take up too much space... Asus A8E-N, Athlon64 X2 4600+, 1024MB Kingston value, XFX GF7800GT, Seagate 160GB/8MB

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SAMSAMHA Super Active Join Date: 13 Oct 2004 Posts: 2,356 Reputation: 197 Rep Power: 8	mmmh, I wonder if the study is conducted by man scientists to find an excuse.

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