A micro-computed tomography-based physical model of macaque larynx reveals effect of vocal membrane on phonation onset pressure
The vocal membrane, i.e., an extended part of the vocal fold, is present in non-human primates. To understand its function in animal vocalization, Mergell et al. (1999) constructed a mathematical model of the vocal membrane and predicted that the vocal membrane lowers the phonation threshold pressur...
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| Published in | Acoustical Science and Technology Vol. 46; no. 4; pp. 357 - 360 |
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| Abstract | The vocal membrane, i.e., an extended part of the vocal fold, is present in non-human primates. To understand its function in animal vocalization, Mergell et al. (1999) constructed a mathematical model of the vocal membrane and predicted that the vocal membrane lowers the phonation threshold pressure required to initiate the vocal fold oscillations. The present study constructed a physical model of the vocal membrane based on a micro-computed tomography measurement of a rhesus macaque larynx. Our physical experiment confirmed that the phonation threshold pressure was indeed lowered and, consequently, the vocal efficiency was increased by the vocal membrane. |
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| AbstractList | The vocal membrane, i.e., an extended part of the vocal fold, is present in non-human primates. To understand its function in animal vocalization, Mergell et al. (1999) constructed a mathematical model of the vocal membrane and predicted that the vocal membrane lowers the phonation threshold pressure required to initiate the vocal fold oscillations. The present study constructed a physical model of the vocal membrane based on a micro-computed tomography measurement of a rhesus macaque larynx. Our physical experiment confirmed that the phonation threshold pressure was indeed lowered and, consequently, the vocal efficiency was increased by the vocal membrane. |
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| Author | Tomoki Yoshitani Isao T. Tokuda Manato Fujie Takeshi Nishimura Yasuaki Yamamoto Koki Sugie |
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