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Why Are Human Screams So Hard to Hear? 

The quality that especially riles our brains.

By Jim Festante
July 18, 20157:05 AM
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What makes for a great scream? A team of researchers at New York University have concluded one characteristic stands out over either volume or pitch: roughness. This quality tends to up the “scary quotient” on a scream.

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