Raphaël Dubois knew why we walk anticlockwise

Letters: Readers respond to an report on experiments that have shown a left-turn bias among humans

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Humans prefer to walk anticlockwise, scientists find – but reason is unclear

From Spain to Japan, experiments have repeatedly shown a left-turn bias, but exact mechanic ‘is still an open question’

The Guardian

Ok, so the first letter (before a number that both become their own thing or follow the gene supergroup) means the hormone that acts on that receptor?

Like D1 and D2 are dopamine, H1 is histamine, HT is fuck-knows, and M1 or M3 or M5 are "muscarinic"?
At least alpha-1 for adrenergic is easier to remember.

"It also acts on dopaminergic D1 and D2 receptors. Quetiapine is an antagonist for D2 receptors and 5-HT2 receptors.[10] "
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"Furthermore, norquetiapine has an affinity for other receptors, such as H1 histamine receptor, 5-HT1E, 5-HT2A, 5-HT2B, 5-HT7 serotonergic receptors, M1, M3, and M5 muscarinic receptors, and α1-adrenergic receptors.[12]"

https://www.mdpi.com/2673-9879/2/3/18

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Let's settle the debate with actual data: Women's voices register as louder and sharper than men's voices.

If you look closely at the science, it is a perfect cross section of physics, anatomy, and neurology.

1. The Anatomy and Vocal Cord Physics: On average, a woman’s vocal cords are shorter and thinner, measuring around 12 to 17 mm, while a man’s measure 17 to 25 mm. Because they have less mass, they vibrate much faster, roughly 200 times per second compared to a man's 120 times. This creates a significantly higher fundamental frequency and pitch.
2. The Acoustic Physics and Intensity: Higher frequencies possess shorter wavelengths. In a closed room or crowd, these shorter wavelengths do not bend or dissipate around objects easily. Instead, they pierce straight through background noise with crisp intensity.
3. The Neurological Proof and Ear Sensitivity: This is the ultimate kicker. The human ear canal is shaped like a natural acoustic amplifier tuned specifically to boost sounds between 2000 and 5000 Hz. Evolutionary biology designed our brains to be hypersensitive to this exact range so humans could hear a baby's cry or an alert from afar. A woman's vocal upper harmonics land right in this biological sweet spot.

So, it is not just a guess. Human biology and physics are literally hardwired to amplify a woman's voice over a man's.

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