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10-30-2008, 10:37 AM
Thu 30 Oct 11:15 AM
The only voice she knows: Sean Connery
Sir Sean Connery's Scottish brogue is one of film's most distinctive voices, but for one British woman diagnosed with a rare condition it's the only voice she can recognise.
Phonagnosia is normally linked to those who have suffered a stroke or brain damage. However a 60-year-old woman, known only as KH, is the first known case of someone born with the condition.
She is unable to recognise anyone's voice, including those of family members, and has to use a system of code words to identify callers.
The woman underwent a series of tests at the University College London to work out if she could pick out the tones of famous people. She failed to identify Joanna Lumley and David Beckham among others, but instantly recognised the iconic tones of Connery.
Dr Brad Duchaine, who's been studying the case after KH contacted a science magazine, said, "Voice recognition may not seem as important as face recognition, given that failing to recognise someone in front of you can cause much more social anxiety than not recognising them over the phone. Yet we rely on voice recognition in our day-to-day lives, to identify people on the phone or those speaking on the radio."
http://uk.movies.yahoo.com/30102008/5/only-voice-knows-sean-connery-0.html
The only voice she knows: Sean Connery
Sir Sean Connery's Scottish brogue is one of film's most distinctive voices, but for one British woman diagnosed with a rare condition it's the only voice she can recognise.
Phonagnosia is normally linked to those who have suffered a stroke or brain damage. However a 60-year-old woman, known only as KH, is the first known case of someone born with the condition.
She is unable to recognise anyone's voice, including those of family members, and has to use a system of code words to identify callers.
The woman underwent a series of tests at the University College London to work out if she could pick out the tones of famous people. She failed to identify Joanna Lumley and David Beckham among others, but instantly recognised the iconic tones of Connery.
Dr Brad Duchaine, who's been studying the case after KH contacted a science magazine, said, "Voice recognition may not seem as important as face recognition, given that failing to recognise someone in front of you can cause much more social anxiety than not recognising them over the phone. Yet we rely on voice recognition in our day-to-day lives, to identify people on the phone or those speaking on the radio."
http://uk.movies.yahoo.com/30102008/5/only-voice-knows-sean-connery-0.html