News tagged with vocal tract


Secrets of human speech uncovered: Study shows brain exerts symphony-like control of vocal tract during act of speaking

A team of researchers at UC San Francisco has uncovered the neurological basis of speech motor control, the complex coordinated activity of tiny brain regions that controls our lips, jaw, tongue and larynx as we speak.

Neuroscience created Feb 20, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Voice prostheses can help patients regain their lost voice

Help is on the way for people who suffer from vocal cord dysfunction. Researchers are developing methods that will contribute to manufacturing voice prostheses with improved affective features. For example, for little girls ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Oct 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast