Largely, the ability to sing at a high level is closely related to how singing training shapes the brain. By engaging in singing training, our brain undergoes a series of structural and functional changes to adapt to new circumstances, challenges and demands.
Have you ever wondered how low gravity environments and space suits affect voice production and sound? Join Dr. Brad Story and Dr. Ingo Titze as they journey to the final frontier of voice and speech production.
Research and the arts don't always go hand in hand. But the good news is that research, no matter how it's undertaken, must be done with humility and a sense of respect for the science that came before and the science that will be discovered later.
Humans are talkative animals. We enjoy chatting with family, friends, and colleagues over daily happenings. Verbal communication is one of the major means to express ourselves.
The origin of the breaks between chest and falsetto registers has remained one of the most controversial themes in voice science. The search for the causes of register breaks is reminiscent of a detective story. Discover the next chapter in the story.
A special essay from Dr. Ingo Titze to celebrate Veteran's Day.
The study of rat ultrasonic vocalizations (USVs) provides a unique window into understanding the neuromuscular changes in the human larynx that occur with aging. Rats communicate with each other using…
This video provides a brief explanation of how spectrograms are constructed as a collection of individual spectra from consecutive points in time across a speech waveform. The difference between “narrow-band”…
Vocal vibrato has a number of manifestations. Typically vibrato is first thought of as a variation in fundamental frequency (fo), and secondarily as a variation in intensity and sound quality.…
Inspiratory or reverse phonation refers to the production of voice when air is inhaled from the mouth and nostrils into the lungs. This way of phonation occurs naturally during laughter,…