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We have a lot of threads which involve screams, but no thread on the subject of screams and screaming per se.
This online article provides an overview of human screams, screaming behaviors, and the evolutionary history of screaming.
Here's an excerpt summarizing some major points about human screaming ...
FULL STORY: https://theconversation.com/why-we-love-big-blood-curdling-screams-124148
This online article provides an overview of human screams, screaming behaviors, and the evolutionary history of screaming.
Why we love big, blood-curdling screams
Of all the sounds humans produce, nothing captures our attention quite like a good scream.
They’re a regular feature of horror films, whether it’s Marion Crane’s infamous shower scream in “Psycho” or Chrissie Watkins’ blood-curdling scream at the beginning of “Jaws.”
Screams might seem simple, but they can actually convey a complex set of emotions. The arsenal of human screams has been honed over millions of years of evolution, with subtle nuances in volume, timing and inflection that can signal different things. ...
Here's an excerpt summarizing some major points about human screaming ...
Like monkeys, humans have the ability to identify people they know by the sound of their screams.
Humans produce a range of screams as well: There are screams that reflect more positive emotions, such as surprise and happiness. And then there are screams of anguish, screams of pain and, of course, screams of terror.
Screams can be described according to their place along an acoustic dimension known as “roughness.”
Roughness is a quality that reflects the rate at which a scream changes or varies in loudness. The more rapidly the loudness fluctuates, the “rougher” the scream. And the rougher a scream is, the more terrifying it’s perceived to be. ...
Psychologist David Poeppel looked at brain images of people listening to recordings of human screams and found that, unlike other human vocalizations, screams get routed directly to the amygdala, which is the part of the brain that processes fear, anger and other intense emotions.
And among the variety of human screams, it is screams of terror that stand out most vividly. Other unpleasant sounds, such as a baby’s cry and fingernails on a chalkboard, share some of the same features that make screams unpleasant and terrifying. ...
FULL STORY: https://theconversation.com/why-we-love-big-blood-curdling-screams-124148