The paper describes a series of perceptual experiments in which the prosodic parameters F0, energy, voicing and timing of utterances were systematically altered and the resulting speech resynthesised for a group of listeners. Using the linear-prediction source/filter model of production composite neutral spectral models were composed from the speech of two or more speakers. Listener responses o...

Note: We discuss the use of gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogs for puberty suppression in adolescents who have gender dysphoria, but this is not a U.S. Food and Drug Administration-approved use of these drugs. AUTHOR DISCLOSURE Drs Lopez, Stewart, and Jacobson-Dickman have disclosed no financial relationships relevant to this article. This commentary does contain a discussion of an unapprov...

In this paper we introduce Clima Futura, a game about climate change. The primary aim of Clima Futura is to gain experience with the parameters affecting climate change and to give access to climate change related research in a playful manner. The concept for the game has been developed as a submission for the yearly Dutch contest for the communication of science. In this paper we will give an ...

Jonathan Haidt's Moral Foundations Theory identifies five moral axes that can influence human motivation to take action on vital problems like climate change. The theory focuses on five moral foundations, including compassion, fairness, purity, authority, and ingroup loyalty; these have been found to differ between liberals and conservatives as well as Democrats and Republicans. Here we show, b...

Transsexualism is not usually indicative of psychopathology. In carefully selected individuals, with multidisciplinary support, a change of social gender role and cross-sex hormone treatment greatly improves the psychological and social state. Sustained improvement merits gender reassignment surgery. The key is early referral with subsequent primary care cooperation in the treatment plan.

OBJECTIVE This study used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to contrast the differential brain activation patterns in response to visual stimulation with both male and female erotic nude pictures in male-to-female (MTF) transsexuals who underwent a sex reassignment surgery. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of nine healthy MTF transsexuals after a sex reassignment surgery underwent fMR...

Today, psychiatric care for people with transgender in the Russian Federation is difficult due to non-compliance ethical principles work of service. The article deals unresolved conflict regarding gender reassignment procedures between proponents "not allowed, forbidden" attitude psychiatrists issue permission sex only "real" transsexuals, and supporters opposite liberal towards issuing permiss...