Events: detail
UCL Lunch Hour Lecture: How Does My Brain Hear Your Voice?
- Hosted by:
- University College London
- Speaker:
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Professor Sophie Scott, UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience
- Starts:
- October 14, 2008 at 02:15 pm
- Ends:
- October 14, 2008 at 03:00 pm
- Location:
- University College London, Darwin Building, Darwin Lecture Theatre, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT United Kingdom
- Maps:
Description
The human voice is the most complex sound with which we routinely deal, and human speech is arguably unparalleled in nature. Nonetheless, our brains seem to effortlessly pull information from the speech stream, extracting the meaning of what we hear as well as information about the speaker, such as their mood and identity. How do our brains do this, and how does this interact with the brain systems for controlling our speech output? Can we learn anything by looking at how non-human primates process sound? And can we learn anything by looking at exceptional listeners, such as phoneticians and professional voice artists?
- Registration required:
- No
- Free:
- Yes
Additional information
The Autumn Lunch Hour Lecture series runs from Tuesday 7 October 2008 to Thursday 4 December 2008. Entry is on a first come, first served basis – sometimes, lectures are oversubscribed, so turn up early to get a place.
For more information
- Contact person:
- UCL Events Team
- Phone:
- 020 7679 7675
- Website:
- UCL Lunch Hour Lecture: How Does My Brain Hear Your Voice?
