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The Myoelastic-Aerodynamic Theory of Phonation

The keystone of this sub-domain: pressure blows the folds apart, tissue elasticity and the Bernoulli-driven pressure drop bring them back, and the cycle self-sustains. It combines the three nodes below it and is the only place the word oscillation is earned. Without it, every later claim about what sets fundamental frequency is an assertion.

Questions this Concept answers

  • Why is vocal fold vibration described as self-sustaining rather than as a movement driven step by step by the nervous system?