Abstract

Research in speech communication has relied on a variety of instrumentation methods to illuminate details of speech production and perception. One longstanding challenge has been the ability to examine real‐time changes in the shaping of the vocal tract; a goal that has been furthered by imaging techniques such as ultrasound, movement tracking, and magnetic resonance imaging. The spatial and temporal resolution afforded by these techniques, however, has limited the scope of the investigations that could be carried out. In this talk, we focus on some recent advances in magnetic resonance imaging that allow us to perform near real‐time investigations on the dynamics of vocal tract shaping during speech. Examples include Demolin et al. (2000) (4–5 images/second, ultra‐fast turbo spin echo) and Mady et al. (2001,2002) (8 images/second, T1 fast gradient echo). A recent study by Narayanan et al. (2004 …

Date

2005

Authors

Shrikanth Narayanan

Source

The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

Volume

117

Issue

4_Supplement

Pages

2501-2501

Publisher

Acoustical Society of America