Highlights•Low voice pitch conveys impressions related to social power.•We consider why
sex differences in voice pitch evolved in humans and other primates.•Evidence suggests that …

Studies show that specific vocal modulations, akin to those of infant-directed speech (IDS)
and perhaps music, play a role in communicating intentions and mental states during human …

The genetic basis of the human vocal system is largely unknown, as are the sequence
variants that give rise to individual differences in voice and speech. Here, we couple data on …

This article unpacks the basic mechanisms by which paralinguistic features communicated
through the voice can affect evaluative judgments and persuasion. Special emphasis is …

Voice is one of the most noticeably dimorphic traits in humans and plays a central role in
gender presentation. Transgender males seeking to align internal identity and external …

Acoustic analysis and playback studies have greatly advanced our understanding of
between-individual differences in nonverbal communication. Yet, researchers have only …

A number of theories about the origins of musicality have incorporated biological and social
perspectives. Darwin argued that musicality evolved by sexual selection, functioning as a …

Mate choice is a potent generator of diversity and a fundamental pillar for sexual selection
and evolution. Mate choice is a multistage affair, where complex sensory information and …

Previous research suggests that judgments about a male speaker's trustworthiness vary due
to the speaker's voice pitch (mean F 0) and differ across domains. However, mixed results in …

Fundamental frequency (F 0, perceived as voice pitch) predicts sex and age, hormonal
status, mating success and a range of social traits, and thus functions as an important …