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Stories about: vocal folds

Mathematical Model Explains Vocalization and Speech A team of experts has produced a new mathematical model to explain how vocal folds produce sounds and speech. This may help other researchers develop better prosthetic devices for people who find it difficult to speak, or who have problems doing so on account of disorders affecting their larynx. Most people take voca... 22 November 2010 03:24 GMT Study to Determine the Mysteries of Human Voices Over millions of years, our species has developed an increasingly complex vocal apparatus, which has now placed us at the top, in terms of speech performance. While most higher mammals have the ability to produce sounds, such as roars and pearls, using their vocal chords, none of them is capable of generating articul... 1 December 2009 18:01 GMT