Human Behaviour Laboratory (LACH), Faculty of Psychology, Universidad El Bosque, Bogota, DC 110121, Colombia.
Sensory Neuro-Ethology Laboratory (ENES), Neuroscience Research Centre of Lyon (CRNL), Jean Monnet University Saint-Etienne, Saint-Etienne, France.
Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2021 Dec 20;376(1840):20200386. doi: 10.1098/rstb.2020.0386. Epub 2021 Nov 1.
Research on within-individual modulation of vocal cues is surprisingly scarce outside of human speech. Yet, voice modulation serves diverse functions in human and nonhuman nonverbal communication, from dynamically signalling motivation and emotion, to exaggerating physical traits such as body size and masculinity, to enabling song and musicality. The diversity of anatomical, neural, cognitive and behavioural adaptations necessary for the production and perception of voice modulation make it a critical target for research on the origins and functions of acoustic communication. This diversity also implicates voice modulation in numerous disciplines and technological applications. In this two-part theme issue comprising 21 articles from leading and emerging international researchers, we highlight the multidisciplinary nature of the voice sciences. Every article addresses at least two, if not several, critical topics: (i) development and mechanisms driving vocal control and modulation; (ii) cultural and other environmental factors affecting voice modulation; (iii) evolutionary origins and adaptive functions of vocal control including cross-species comparisons; (iv) social functions and real-world consequences of voice modulation; and (v) state-of-the-art in multidisciplinary methodologies and technologies in voice modulation research. With this collection of works, we aim to facilitate cross-talk across disciplines to further stimulate the burgeoning field of voice modulation. This article is part of the theme issue 'Voice modulation: from origin and mechanism to social impact (Part I)'.
个体内嗓音线索调制的研究在人类言语之外非常罕见。然而，在人类和非人类的非言语交流中，声音调制具有多种功能，从动态地信号动机和情绪，到夸大身体特征（如体型和男子气概），再到实现歌曲和音乐性。声音调制的产生和感知所必需的解剖学、神经学、认知和行为适应性的多样性使其成为声学交流起源和功能研究的关键目标。这种多样性也使声音调制涉及到许多学科和技术应用。在本期由来自领先和新兴国际研究人员的 21 篇文章组成的这两个主题部分中，我们强调了声音科学的多学科性质。每篇文章至少涉及两个（如果不是几个）关键主题：（i）驱动发声控制和调制的发展和机制；（ii）影响声音调制的文化和其他环境因素；（iii）发声控制的进化起源和适应功能，包括跨物种比较；（iv）声音调制的社会功能和现实世界后果；以及（v）声音调制研究中多学科方法和技术的最新进展。通过这一系列作品，我们旨在促进跨学科对话，以进一步激发蓬勃发展的声音调制领域。本文是主题部分“声音调制：从起源和机制到社会影响（第一部分）”的一部分。
