Human screams (AVS screams)

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Database of human screams

Database of human screams. The database comprises expression of 10 different emotions: anger, fear, pain, sadness, joy, and pleasure.

Related to this article published in Plos Biology (10.1371/journal.pbio.3000751).


The database contains a total of n=420 scream samples from 6 male and 6 female speakers. Audio samples have a 44.1kHz sampling rate with 16-bit encoding. Laboratory recordings in an anechoic chamber.

Scream examples

Anger scream

Fear scream

Pain scream

Sadness scream

Joy scream

Pleasure scream