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Overview

Michael J. Owren was affiliated with Georgia State University in the United States. Their research spanned the fields of psychology and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a focus on experimental and cognitive psychology, developmental and educational psychology, and developmental biology.

Their work primarily explored topics related to phonetics and phonology research, hearing impairment and communication, and animal vocal communication and behavior. These thematic areas reflect an interdisciplinary approach to understanding communication systems and sensory processing in both humans and animals.

Among the scientist's recent publications was a paper titled A chimpanzee recognizes varied acoustical versions of sine-wave and noise-vocoded speech, published in 2021 in the journal Animal Cognition. This paper examined acoustic recognition capabilities in chimpanzees and contributed to the broader field of animal cognition.

  • A chimpanzee recognizes varied acoustical versions of sine-wave and noise-vocoded speech (2021, Animal Cognition)

The scientist frequently collaborated with other researchers, including Lisa A. Heimbauer and Michael J. Beran, indicating a research network focused on animal behavior and cognition studies.

  • Lisa A. Heimbauer
  • Michael J. Beran

The publication venues for Owren's work were concentrated in specialized journals, with Animal Cognition being a notable outlet for their research contributions.

  • Animal Cognition

Best Publications

  • Sound on the rebound: Bringing form and function back to the forefront in understanding nonhuman primate vocal signaling

    Michael J. Owren;Drew Rendall

  • What do animal signals mean

    Drew Rendall;Michael J. Owren;Michael J. Ryan

  • The acoustic features of human laughter

    Jo-Anne Bachorowski;Moria J. Smoski;Michael J. Owren

  • Not All Laughs are Alike: Voiced but Not Unvoiced Laughter Readily Elicits Positive Affect

    Jo-Anne Bachorowski;Michael J. Owren

  • Vocal Expression of Emotion: Acoustic Properties of Speech Are Associated With Emotional Intensity and Context

    Jo-Anne Bachorowski;Michael J. Owren

  • Reconstructing the evolution of laughter in great apes and humans.

    Marina Davila Ross;Marina Davila Ross;Michael J Owren;Elke Zimmermann

  • An Affect-Conditioning Model of Nonhuman Primate Vocal Signaling

    Michael J. Owren;Drew Rendall

  • Acoustic correlates of talker sex and individual talker identity are present in a short vowel segment produced in running speech.

    Jo-Anne Bachorowski;Michael J. Owren

  • Reconsidering the Evolution of Nonlinguistic Communication: The Case of Laughter

    Michael J. Owren;Jo-Anne Bachorowski

  • The acoustic features of vowel-like grunt calls in chacma baboons (Papio cyncephalus ursinus): Implications for production processes and functions

    Michael J. Owren;Robert M. Seyfarth;Dorothy L. Cheney

  • The role of vocal tract filtering in identity cueing in rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta) vocalizations.

    Drew Rendall;Michael J. Owren;Peter S. Rodman

  • The meaning and function of grunt variants in baboons.

    Drew Rendall;Robert M. Seyfarth;Dorothy L. Cheney;Michael J. Owren

  • Sounds of emotion: production and perception of affect-related vocal acoustics.

    Jo-Anne Bachorowski;Michael J. Owren

  • Vocalizations of rhesus (Macaca mulatta) and Japanese (M. Fuscata) macaques cross‐fostered between species show evidence of only limited modification

    Michael J. Owren;Jacquelyn A. Dieter;Jacquelyn A. Dieter;Robert M. Seyfarth;Robert M. Seyfarth;Dorothy L. Cheney;Dorothy L. Cheney

  • Redefining animal signaling: influence versus information in communication

    Michael J. Owren;Drew Rendall;Michael J. Ryan

  • Two organizing principles of vocal production: Implications for nonhuman and human primates

    Michael J. Owren;R. Toby Amoss;Drew Rendall

  • Animal Acoustic Communication: Sound Analysis and Research Methods

    Steven L. Hopp;Michael J. Owren;Christopher Stuart Evans

  • Sexual selection on male vocal fundamental frequency in humans and other anthropoids.

    David A. Puts;Alexander K. Hill;Drew H. Bailey;Robert S. Walker

  • The evolution of emotional experience: A "selfish-gene" account of smiling and laughter in early hominids and humans.

    Michael J. Owren;Jo-Anne Bachorowski

  • Animal acoustic communication

    Steven L. Hopp;Michael J. Owren;Christopher S. Evans

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael J. Beran
Michael J. Beran Georgia State University
Robert M. Seyfarth
Robert M. Seyfarth University of Pennsylvania
Dorothy L. Cheney
Dorothy L. Cheney University of Pennsylvania
Moria J. Smoski
Moria J. Smoski Duke University
Rick Dale
Rick Dale University of California, Los Angeles
Morten H. Christiansen
Morten H. Christiansen Cornell University
Eric Hunter
Eric Hunter Emory University
Hanspeter Herzel
Hanspeter Herzel Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Daniel C. Richardson
Daniel C. Richardson University College London
Lisa Feldman Barrett
Lisa Feldman Barrett Northeastern University

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