Brain and the Voice in Speech and Song

Brain and the Voice in Speech and Song

by Frederick Walker Mott

8 chapters2h 23mEnglish1910

About this book

From the Preface: "The contents of this little book formed the subject of three lectures delivered at the Royal Institution "On the Mechanism of the Human Voice" and three London University lectures at King's College on "The Brain in relation to Speech and Song." I have endeavoured to place this subject before my readers in as simple language as scientific accuracy and requirements permit. Where I have been obliged to use technical anatomical and physiological terms I have either explained their meaning in the text, aided by diagrams and figures, or I have given in brackets the English equivalents of the terms used. I trust my attempt to give a sketch of the mechanism of the human voice, and how it is produced in speech and song, may prove of interest to the general public, and I even hope that teachers of voice production may find some of the pages dealing with the brain mechanism not unworthy of their attention."

Chapters (8)

1Theories on the origin of speech
882
2The vocal instrument part 1
1317
3The vocal instrument part 2
1036
4The vocal instrument part 3; Pathological Degenerative Changes Producting Speech Defects and What They Teach
1221
5The cerebral mechanism of speech and song; Speech and Right Handedness
1078
6Localisation of speech centers in the brain; The Primary Site of Revival of Words in Silent Thought
937
7Case of deafness arising from destruction of auditory centres in the brain causing loss of speech
894
8Primary revival of some sensations in the brain; Psychic Mechanism of the Voice
1229

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