Voice Science

Second Edition

Robert T. Sataloff

Details: 347 pages, Full Color, Softcover, 8.5" x 11"

ISBN13: 978-1-59756-862-3

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Voice Science, Second Edition was designed to provide speech-language pathologists and other members of the voice team with a thorough grounding in the anatomical, physiological, and mechanical aspects of voice production, as well as an introduction to cutting-edge research in voice science. This book is a valuable asset for teachers and students in communication sciences, as well as otolaryngologists, speech-language pathologists, singing and voice teachers, and professional voice users.

An explosion of new knowledge has occurred in our time in the field of voice. The voice is one of our most critical communication tools. Therefore, voice disorders have a large impact on daily life for a great number of people. The interdisciplinary expertise of numerous authors has been invaluable in the preparation of this text. The book opens with introductory information about the physics of sound, and it goes on to discuss the anatomy and physiology of the voice, including neuroanatomy and the mechanics of vocal fold aging. It ends with chapters on voice care, exercise physiology, and forensic voice care.

New to the Second Edition

New chapters on topics such as laryngeal development and on exercise physiology, which is critical to understanding voice training and rehabilitation.
Substantial additions to chapters on medical genetic issues, clinical anatomy and physiology, and processing of musical information.
References have been updated throughout to reflect the current literature.
A selection of new authors who provide an interdisciplinary approach.
Many chapters have been rewritten extensively to include the most recent information.

Voice Science, Second Edition is ideal for speech-language pathology students and clinicians and is suitable for classroom use as well as for reference.

Foreword by Johan Sundberg
Preface
Acknowledgments to the Second Edition
About the Author
Contributors
Dedication

Chapter 1. The Physics of Sound
Robert Thayer Sataloff

Chapter 2. Formation of the Larynx: From Hox Genes to Critical Periods
Jeffery T. Laitman, Drew M. Noden, and Thomas R. Van De Water

Chapter 3. Laryngeal Embryology and Vocal Development
David H. Henick and Robert Thayer Sataloff

Chapter 4. Genetics of the Voice
Robert Thayer Sataloff and Mary J. Hawkshaw

Chapter 5. Genomics and Proteomics in Voice
Vidisha Mohad, Susan L. Thibeault, Ritta Ylitalo, and Steven D. Gray

Chapter 6. Clinical Anatomy and Physiology of the Voice
Robert Thayer Sataloff

Chapter 7. Laryngeal Neurophysiology
Christy L. Ludlow

Chapter 8. Music and the Brain
Thomas Swirsky-Sacchetti, Robert Rider, Michael E. Keesler, and Steven Mandel

Chapter 9. Arytenoid Movement
James A. Letson, Jr. and Renny Tatchell

Chapter 10. Vocal Fold Injury and Repair
Sharon S. Tang and Susan L. Thibeault

Chapter 11. Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Aging of the Vocal Fold
Ashley P. O'Connell Ferster and Leslie T. Malmgren

Chapter 12. An Overview of Laryngeal Function for Voice Production
R. J. Baken

Chapter 13. Laryngeal Function During Phonation
Ronald C. Scherer

Chapter 14. Vocal Tract Resonance
Johan Sundberg

Chapter 15. Chaos in Voice Research
Rajeev Bhatia, Robert Thayer Sataloff, and Mary J. Hawkshaw

Chapter 16. Dynamical Disorders of Voice: A Chaotic Perspective on Vocal Irregularities
R. J. Baken

Chapter 17. Exercise Physiology: Perspective for Vocal Training
Mary J. Sandage and Matthew Hoch

Chapter 18. Voice and Forensics
Harry F. Hollien

Glossary
Index

Authors

Robert T. Sataloff

Robert T. Sataloff, MD, DMA, FACS, is Professor and Chair, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and Senior Associate Dean for Clinical Academic Specialties, Drexel University College of Medicine. He also holds Adjunct Professorships in the Departments of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Thomas Jefferson University and the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine; and he is on the faculty of the Academy of Vocal Arts. He serves as Conductor of the Thomas Jefferson University Choir. Dr. Sataloff is also a professional singer and singing teacher. He holds an undergraduate degree from Haverford College in Music Theory and Composition; graduated from Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; received a Doctor of Musical Arts in Voice Performance from Combs College of Music; and he completed Residency in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and a Fellowship in Otology, Neurotology and Skull Base Surgery at the University of Michigan. Dr. Sataloff is Chair of the Boards of Directors of the Voice Foundation and of the American Institute for Voice and Ear Research. He also has served as Chair of the Board of Governors of Graduate Hospital; President of the American Laryngological Association, the International Association of Phonosurgery, the Pennsylvania Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, and the American Society of Geriatric Otolaryngology, Vice President of the Eastern Section of the Triological Society, and in numerous other leadership positions. Dr. Sataloff is Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Voice; Editor Emeritus of Ear, Nose and Throat Journal; Associate Editor of the Journal of Singing; on the Editorial Board of Medical Problems of Performing Artists and is an editorial reviewer for numerous otolaryngology journals. He is a member of the Editorial Panel of the AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment. Dr. Sataloff has written over 1,200 publications including 78 books, and he has been awarded more than $5 million in research funding. His h-index is 48 (as of March 2025). He has invented more than 75 laryngeal microsurgical instruments distributed currently by Integra Medical, ossicular replacement prostheses produced by Grace Medical, and a novel laryngeal prosthesis (patent pending). He holds a patent on unique thyroplasty implant. His medical practice is limited to care of the professional voice and to otology/neurotology/skull base surgery. Dr. Sataloff has developed numerous novel surgical procedures including total temporal bone resection for formerly untreatable skull base malignancy, laryngeal microflap and mini-microflap procedures, vocal fold lipoinjection, vocal fold lipoimplantation, and others. Dr. Sataloff is recognized as one of the founders of the field of voice, having written the first modern comprehensive article on care of singers, and the first chapter and book on care of the professional voice, as well as having influenced the evolution of the field through his own efforts and through the Voice Foundation for over 4 decades. Dr. Sataloff has been recognized by Best Doctors in America (Woodward White Athens) every year since 1992, Philadelphia Magazine since 1997, and Castle Connolly’s “America’s Top Doctors” since 2002.

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