Subject: Re: sex differences in perception of environmental sounds From: Brian Gygi <bgygi@xxxxxxxx> Date: Mon, 17 May 2010 17:53:45 +0000 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY>----=_vm_0011_W186393245_9592_1274118825 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Joanna, My colleague Valeriy Shafiro and I have both done quite a bit of work wit= h perception of environmental sounds and I recall a few years ago I looke= d at the sex breakdown and didn't find much that was noteworthy. The fema= les performed slightly better overall than the males, which they usually = do, but I don't recall any significant differences in terms of the types = of sounds that were preferred by each group. I have a whole new set of da= ta I can analyze for gender differences and let you know what I find. Brian Gygi, Ph.D. Speech and Hearing Research Veterans Affairs Northern California Health Care System 150 Muir Road Martinez, CA 94553 (925) 372-2000 x5653 -----Original Message----- From: Joanna Kantor-Martynuska [mailto:joanna.kantor@xxxxxxxx Sent: Monday, May 17, 2010 05:40 AM To: AUDITORY@xxxxxxxx Subject: sex differences in perception of environmental sounds Dear Auditory List, I would very much appreciate your suggestions about the literature regard= ing sex differences in perception of environmental sounds. I?m intrested = in physiological indices of auditory predispositions for perception of di= fferent sounds we encounter in our natural environment. Looking forward to any interesting suggestions or links. Best, Joanna Kantor ----=_vm_0011_W186393245_9592_1274118825 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><br>Hi Joanna,<br><br>My colleague Valeriy Shafiro and I have both = done quite a bit of work with perception of environmental sounds and I re= call a few years ago I looked at the sex breakdown and didn't find much t= hat was noteworthy. The females performed slightly better overall t= han the males, which they usually do, but I don't recall any significant = differences in terms of the types of sounds that were preferred by each g= roup. I have a whole new set of data I can analyze for gender diffe= rences and let you know what I find.<br><div><font face=3D"Verdana"= size=3D"2"> </font></div> Brian Gygi, Ph.D. <br> Speech and Hearing Research <br> Veterans Affairs Northern California Health Care System <br> 150 Muir Road <br> Martinez, CA 94553 <br> (925) 372-2000 x5653<div><font face=3D"Verdana" size=3D"2" color=3D"#0000= ff"></font> </div> <blockquote style=3D"border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 255); padding-left:= 5px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 0px;"><font face=3D"Tahoma" size=3D= "2">-----Original Message-----<br><b>From:</b> Joanna Kantor-Martynuska [= mailto:joanna.kantor@xxxxxxxx<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, May 17, 2010 05= :40 AM<br><b>To:</b> AUDITORY@xxxxxxxx<br><b>Subject:</b> sex diff= erences in perception of environmental sounds<br><br></font> <table id=3D"201179" height=3D"400" width=3D"100%" border=3D"0"><tbody><t= r><td valign=3D"top" width=3D"100%"> <font face=3D"Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><span style=3D"font-siz= e: 11pt;">Dear Auditory List, <br> <br> I would very much appreciate your suggestions about the literature regard= ing sex differences in perception of environmental sounds. I?m intrested = in physiological indices of auditory predispositions for perception of di= fferent sounds we encounter in our natural environment.<br> <br> Looking forward to any interesting suggestions or links.<br> <br> Best,<br> Joanna Kantor </span></font> </td></tr></tbody></table></blockquote></html> ----=_vm_0011_W186393245_9592_1274118825--