News tagged with vocal folds

New study finds dolphins produce sounds in a similar way to humans

(PhysOrg.com) -- It has long been thought that dolphins produce sounds by means of "whistles," but a new analysis of a data gathered in the late 1970s has revealed that instead, dolphins make sounds by means ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Sep 09, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 2 | with audio podcast report

Air flows in mechanical device reveal secrets of speech pathology

From a baby's first blurted "bowl!'" for the word "ball" to the whispered goodbye of a beloved elder, the capacity for complex vocalizations is one of humankind's most remarkable attributes -- and perhaps one we take for ...

Physics / General Physics

created Nov 21, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0