Event
Whole events in speech production: The body is the model - Bryan Gick
Monday, November 12, 2012 13:00
Rabinovitch House
Room 101, 3640 rue de la Montagne, Montreal, QC, H3G 2A8, CA
Models of speech production have used various methods of dimensionality reduction, resulting in reduced degree-of-freedom systems. Dr. Gick is pursuing the thesis that these dimensionality reductions have stripped the vocal tract of its natural biomechanics, leaving a need for researchers to devise artificial mechanisms to manipulate these systems. An approach is proposed that exploits naturally occurring mechanisms for DoF reduction in a realistic, 3-dimensional vocal tract model (). In this model context, simulations suggest that the biomechanics of the body itself may constitute an adequate theory of speech motor control. Ideas/suggestions/discussion are welcome!