[Voice production is the result of a reflex process].
In phonation and partly also in intonation the vibration proper of vocal cords is accompanied by the active participation of a neuromuscular reflex. A vocal fold as an oscillator is connected with the thyroid, i.e. the resonator, by a firm mechanical bond. Increased demands upon the tightness of this bond occur during speech. Thus the defective mechanism of the radiation of energy is offered as a contribution to the explanation of the etiology of stuttering.
Pesák
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Forschungsanstalt für höhere Nerventätigkeit, Palacký-Universität, Olomouc, Tschechoslowakei.
D006801:Humans; D009469:Neuromuscular Junction / Q000502:physiology*; D010699:Phonation / Q000502:physiology*; D012018:Reflex / Q000502:physiology*; D014827:Vocal Cords / Q000294:innervation*; D014831:Voice / Q000502:physiology*
Die Stimmbildung ist durch einen Reflexvorgang bedingt.