In a recent study published in the journal Nature Communications, using intracranial recordings, researchers investigated the neural basis of lexical tone production in native Mandarin speakers. They ...

Could it be that cellist Yo-Yo Ma owes his perfect musical pitch to his Chinese parents? While we may never know the definitive answer, new research from the University of California, San Diego has ...

Speakers of human languages regularly imitate each others speech in very subtle, unconscious ways. Research has shown that the goal of this imitation is often to accommodate other speakers - if you ...

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SPOKANE, Wash. — Spokane City council is considering a ban on high-pitched tone devices. A vote on the bill was defered until the council's Feb. 3 meeting. Council member Kate Burke is proposing the ...

LAS VEGAS, Feb. 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Founded in 2013 by a team of music-tech obsessives, PositiveGrid has been breaking boundaries ever since. It specializes in building smart, connected tools like ...

Switch on the small, gray metal box and listen: A sharp, pulsating, high-pitched tone burrows into the ear like a power drill bit, prompting an agitated, please-shut-that-blasted-thing-off grimace.

Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Sinatra and Hendrix – these and many other of the world's most famous musicians have had "perfect" or "absolute" pitch. The ability, defined as recognizing the pitch of a musical ...