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Listeners’ brains respond more to native accent speakers; Imaging study suggests accents are subtle ‘insider’ or ‘outsider’ signal to the brain
November 18, 2010 by NewsBot
The brains of Scots responded differently when they listened to speakers with Scottish accents than to speakers with American or British accents, a new study has found. Understanding how our brains respond to other accents may explain one way in which people have an unconscious bias against outsiders.
