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Jane Dickson

February 17th, 2017

Vocal Biomarkers: diagnostics through human voice

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Estimated reading time: 5 minutes

Jane Dickson

February 17th, 2017

Vocal Biomarkers: diagnostics through human voice

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Estimated reading time: 5 minutes

Words not only hurt, but now they can heal! Emotion, revealed through the imperceptible characteristics in voices could be used to diagnose certain conditions including stress,  depression and cardiovascular diseases. ‘Beyond Verbal‘ have been investigating the links between sound and health for 21 years and are hopeful for this technology for the future and have produced an app.

 

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Jane Dickson

I am an anthropologist on the D3 Delivering Digital Drugs Project based at LSE. I completed my PhD in the material culture of sustainability and green roofs. In my spare time I craft with glass, explore molecular gastronomy and love Sci-Fi.

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