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Voice as Heuristic Device to Integrate Biological and Social Sciences. A Comment to Sidtis & Kreiman’s in the Beginning was the Familiar Voice

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Sidtis and Kreiman (2011) offer a two-sided approach to voice where the biological side is thought to support the psycho-social one. Linking psychological and biological sciences by the notion of “familiar voice” they introduce, Sidtis and Kreiman (2011) foster integration in science and offer a broad view on the voice phenomenon. The way this integration is conducted is closely observed in this comment. The conclusion is that a common point of departure which does not belong to the mainstream in present academic discourse can be ascribed to both sides invoked: a dialogic view of human beings. The social dimension of the neuropsychological social model of voice recognition the authors propose is then discussed. This is taken up in the closing considerations addressing the core notion of familiarity with regard to the conception of sociality it implies; this perspective raises also the issue of the relationship between (familiar) voice and language. In analogy to the dialogic view of human beings we advocate for in accordance with Sidtis and Kreiman (2011), a notion of language emphasizing the sensorily experienced performance of symbolic activity is put forth. In this, voice holds a core place .

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  1. Page references to Sidtis and Kreiman (2011) refer to the “online first version” of the article.

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Bertau, MC. Voice as Heuristic Device to Integrate Biological and Social Sciences. A Comment to Sidtis & Kreiman’s in the Beginning was the Familiar Voice . Integr. psych. behav. 46, 160–171 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12124-011-9190-7

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