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.
So, the next time all you guys have to say, "What?" or "Huh?" to a woman and you make her repeat herself, do so knowing it is because her voice is so wonderfully musical and complex that your brain simply needs more time to process it.
What's weird is that the article didn't say anything about how women process other women's voices. Do we women have the same problem, or is it just the way you boys are wired? I smell grant money...
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someone who is a far less lazy google-er than me will probably look this up and find out it's not true...
but, i once read (heard?) men and women actually lose the ability to hear one another as they grow older. men lose the ability to hear higher pitched tones, while women lose the ability to hear lower pitches.
It could possibly be due to the fact that we're not listening?
What's weird is that the article didn't say anything about how women process other women's voices.
Here's how it works. One women hears the voice of another woman. This is what's happening in Woman #1's head:
I hear a voice. Is it a man's? No. Is it a woman's? Yes.
Her voice is prettier than mine. Bitch. Actually, it's not all that pretty but she's still a whore. Ugh. It's high pitched so she obviously has bigger boobs. Of course, they're not real. I bet her name is "Bambi" or some other stripper name. Pretend you don't hear the little trailer trash's shrieking.
"Marla! So wonderful to hear your voice!"
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