Re: Emotional speech, supraglottal structures and limbic system ("Ferguson, Sarah Hargus" )


Subject: Re: Emotional speech, supraglottal structures and limbic system
From:    "Ferguson, Sarah Hargus"  <safergus(at)KU.EDU>
Date:    Wed, 12 May 2004 08:25:52 -0500

Cheng-gia said: "This may explain that one feels supraglottal structures 'pressed' while in anger or danger." I guess that's where that "lump in the throat" feeling comes from? ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Sarah Hargus Ferguson, Ph.D., CCC-A Assistant Professor Department of Speech-Language-Hearing: Sciences and Disorders University of Kansas Dole Center 1000 Sunnyside Ave., Room 3001 Lawrence, KS 66045 office: (785)864-1116 Speech Acoustics and Perception Lab: (785)864-0610 http://www.lsi.ku.edu/ipcd/FAC/Bios/FergusonBio.html > -----Original Message----- > From: chen-gia tsai [mailto:tsai.cc(at)lycos.com] > Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2004 1:29 AM > To: AUDITORY(at)LISTS.MCGILL.CA > Subject: Re: Emotional speech, supraglottal structures and limbic system > > On May 11, Martin Braun wrote: > > >There may not be a specific sub-cortical innervation of supraglottal > >structures. The emotional stress effects on the voice may be more > generally > >mediated by modulation of the autonomic influence on the motor systems of > >breathing and swallowing. > > Dear Martin, > > Thank you very much for this comment. The autonomic influence on the motor > systems of swallowing might be relevant to the adduction of the false > vocal > folds or aryepiglottic folds, which prevent food from entering the lung. > This may explain that one feels supraglottal structures 'pressed' while in > anger or danger. From this standpoint, rough voices is a by-product of the > 'fight or flight' reaction about swallowing. > > Is there any reference about that emotional-stress-induced adduction of > FVFs or AFs could be related to autonomic influence on the motor systems > of > swallowing? > > It is my feeling that rough voices due to FVFs or AFs adduction should not > be regarded as a by-product of 'fight or flight' reactions. Such rough > voice > qualities are paralinguistic cues in human acoustic communication. FVFs > and > AFs may receive sub-cortical influence - just like that many muscles in > the face receive sub-cortical influence - to reveal one's emotional state. > Of course, facial expressions are not just side effects of emotions. > > > Best, > Chen-Gia Tsai > ______________________________________ > Chen-Gia Tsai > PhD, Humboldt-University of Berlin > http://www.yogimont.net/jia/ > tsai.cc(at)lycos.com > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > Find what you are looking for with the Lycos Yellow Pages > http://r.lycos.com/r/yp_emailfooter/http://yellowpages.lycos.com/default .a > sp?SRC=lycos10


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