Electromyographic study of motor learning for a voice production task

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1254-1268

  Yiu, Edwin M L ^a,d   Verdolini, Katherine ^b,c   Chow, Linda P Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Biofeedback; EMG; Knowledge of performance; Voice therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; DYSPHONIA; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LARYNX MUSCLE; LEARNING; LONG TERM MEMORY; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHONATION; READING; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SPEECH REHABILITATION; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 33644831132     PISSN: 10924388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1092-4388(2005/087a)     Document Type: Article

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