Name: Why you don't like the sound of your own voice
Uploaded: 2018-05-29T07:54:11.000Z
Duration: 12 min 43 s
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well, at some point we started standing on our feet,

became biped and became the masters of our environment.

Others will say that because our brain started growing much bigger,

that we were able to have much more complex cognitive processes.

And others might argue that it's because we developed language

Interestingly, those three phenomena are all connected.

with the change of shape of a little bone in the back of your neck

that changed the angle between our head and our body.

but also for our brain to evolve in the back

and for our voice box to grow from seven centimeters for primates

to 11 and up to 17 centimetres for humans.

And this is called the descent of the larynx.

And the larynx is the site of your voice.

When baby humans are born today, their larynx is not descended yet.

That only happens at about three months old.

has relived the evolution of our whole species.

when you were starting to develop in your mother's womb,

the first sensation that you had coming from the outside world,

at only three weeks old, when you were about the size of a shrimp,

coming from the vibrations of your mother's voice.

So, as we can see, the human voice is quite meaningful and important

this is how we communicate and create bonds,

and at the personal and interpersonal levels --

with our voice, we share much more than words and data,

And our voice is indistinguishable from how other people see us.

But our relationship with our own voice is far from obvious.

We rarely use our voice for ourselves; we use it as a gift to give to others.

But what do we think about our own voice?

if you don't like the sound of your voice when you hear it on a recording machine.

most people report not liking the sound of their voice recording.

Let's try to understand that in the next 10 minutes.

and my research focuses on the relationship

people have with their own voice and with the voices of others.

I study what we can learn from listening to voices,

from neurology to biology, cognitive sciences, linguistics.

In our group we create tools and experiences

to help people gain a better applied understanding of their voice

And this really has to come with a holistic approach on the voice.

Because, think about all the applications and implications

that the voice may have, as we discover more about it.

It requires a synchronization of more than 100 muscles in your body.

we can understand possible failures of what happens inside.

listening to very specific types of turbulences

can help predict very early stages of Parkinson's,

Listening to the breathness of the voice can help detect heart disease.

And we also know that the changes of tempo inside individual words

Your voice is also very linked with your hormone levels.

were able to very accurately place the speaker

And now with technology listening to us all the time,

might be able to predict if you're pregnant

Think about the ethical application of that.

Your voice is also very linked to how you create relationships.

You have a different voice for every person you talk to.

If I take a little snippet of your voice and I analyze it,

I can know whether you're talking to your mother, to your brother,

We can also use, as a predictor, the vocal posture.

Meaning, how you decide to place your voice when you talk to someone.

And you vocal posture, when you talk to your spouse,

can help predict not only if, but also when you will divorce.

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