Brown played voice recordings for listeners and asked them to rate the perceived “creakiness” of the sound. (IMAGE)

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Brown played voice recordings for listeners and asked them to rate the perceived “creakiness” of the sound.

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Brown played voice recordings for listeners and asked them to rate the perceived “creakiness” of the sound.

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Jeanne Brown

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