Neural control of vocalization: Respiratory and emotional influences

Journal of Voice

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 23-38

  Davis, Pamela J ^a   Zhang, Shi Ping ^a   Winkworth, Alison ^a   Bandler, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Breathing; Cat; Electromyographic activity; Emotion; Larynx; Lung volume; Midbrain periaqueductal gray matter; Motor control; Nucleus retroambigualis; Phonation; Respiration; Sound production; Speech; Vocalization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREATHING PATTERN; CAT; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EMOTION; HUMAN; LUNG VOLUME; MOTOR CONTROL; PHONATION; SOUND; VOCALIZATION;

EID: 9044232150     PISSN: 08921997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0892-1997(96)80016-6     Document Type: Article

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