Alzheimer's Disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that affects the language production and thinking capabilities of patients. The integrity of the brain is destroyed over time by interruptions in the interactions between neuron …
Speech disorders are common symptoms among Parkinson’s disease patients and affect the speech of patients in different aspects. Currently, there are few studies that consider the phonological dimension of Parkinson’s speech. In this work, we use a …
Change in voice quality (VQ) is one of the first precursors of Parkinson’s disease (PD). Specifically, impacted phonation and articulation causes the patient to have a breathy, husky-semiwhisper and hoarse voice. A goal of this paper is to …
Different modes of vibration of the vocal folds contribute significantly to the voice quality. The neutral mode phonation, often used in a modal voice, is one against which the other modes can be contrastively described, also called non-modal …