Edvard Munch knew it, Wes Craven knew it, and no one knows it better than newborn babies—if you want to cut through the noise of the world, open your mouth and scream. There’s something about a good wail that’s penetrating enough to interrupt the deepest sleep or cut through the splashiest shark attack. But what is it about screams that gives them that piercing immediacy? A team of neuroscientists from the University of Geneva and NYU spent a couple of years straining their ears in order t...
Edvard Munch knew it, Wes Craven knew it, and no one knows it better than newborn babies—if you want to cut through the noise of the world, open your mouth and scream. There’s something about a good wail that’s penetrating enough to interrupt the deepest sleep or cut through the splashiest shark attack. But what is it about screams that gives them that piercing immediacy? A team of neuroscientists from the University of Geneva and NYU spent a couple of years straining their ears in order t...
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