It takes just one-tenth of a second for our brains to begin to recognize emotions conveyed by vocalizations, according to researchers from McGill. It doesn't matter whether the non-verbal sounds are ...

Individual speech sounds -- phonemes -- are statistically associated with negative or positive emotions in several languages, new research shows. These associations help us quickly avoid dangers, ...

We all have songs that make us happy, but sometimes music evokes more complex emotions. Christine Mohn, a psychologist at the University of Oslo, asked 115 students to listen to a series of music ...

Death metal band logos often have a spiky look while romance novel titles often have a swirly script. The jaggedness or curviness of a font can be used to express an emotional tone. A new study finds ...

Most dog owners can sense the difference between Fido's yip of joy and howl of discontent. Now, scientists find people use the same general rules to recognize doggy emotions as they do for fellow ...

Across cultures and genres, listeners consistently describe the cello as “human,” a rare case where an instrument’s emotional impact aligns almost perfectly with its acoustic range. Some instruments ...