An orangutan named Rocky is helping scientists figure out when early humans might have uttered the first word. Rocky, who is 12 and lives at the Indianapolis Zoo, has shown that he can control his ...

Testosterone quite literally shapes the vocal apparatus, causing the larynx to enlarge and the vocal cords to thicken during puberty. This physical transformation creates the deeper resonance ...

“That is only possible if our vocal apparatus is easy for our brains to control.” However, Adriano Lameira, an evolutionary psychologist at the University of Warwick in the U.K. who was not ...

That is only possible if our vocal apparatus is easy for our brains to control,” says Richard Futrell at the University of California, Irvine. “If the system is complex, then it will behave in ...

Their vocalizations are produced using their complex vocal apparatus, which allows for a wide range of sounds. This mimicry ...

As each report arrives, the brain tells the vocal apparatus to go ahead and speak the next syllable. The whole thing happens so rapidly and smoothly that the speaker is rarely conscious of it.

“There seems to be a special fast path for control of the vocal apparatus in humans that enables humans to produce more different sounds reliably,” Futrell says. Another possible explanation is that ...

Advances in imaging, computational fluid dynamics, and machine learning have enabled researchers to build detailed three‐dimensional models of the vocal apparatus. These models simulate the ...

A hoarse voice can cause discomfort and challenges while communicating. It may be caused due to excessive vocal strain, respiratory infections, or environmental factors. If you are finding ways to ...