This film explores the complexity of vocal cord vibrations, which occur too rapidly for the naked eye or standard cameras to perceive. By using ultra-high-speed photography at approximately 5,000 ...

Medically reviewed by Lauren Schlanger, MD The recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) anatomy is designed to supply function to most muscles of the larynx (voice box). It branches from the vagus nerve ...

The monkeys' "ultra-yodels" had frequency leaps that were five times larger than human frequency changes, often exceeding ...

Normally, vocal cords rub together and create sound when ... According to Johns Hopkins otolaryngologist Lee Akst, M.D., “The vocal anatomy is not damaged by speaking in vocal fry.

New research shows that when it comes to yodeling, some monkeys outperform even the famed Alpine singers of Austria and ...

Several species of South American monkeys are capable of yodelling – and they do it far better than humans. This remarkable vocal ability is thanks t ...