Modeling motor pattern generation in the development of infant speech production

Proceedings of ISSP 2008 - 8th International Seminar on Speech Production

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 165-168

  Howard, Ian Spencer ^a   Messum, Piers ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PARTIAL DISCHARGES;

COMPLEX PATTERN; HIERARCHICAL REPRESENTATION; MOTOR SYSTEMS; PATTERN GENERATION; RESPIRATORY CYCLE; SPEECH PRODUCTION; SPEECH SOUNDS; VOCAL-TRACTS;

SPEECH;

EID: 79951902133     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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