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Charles R. Larson

Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders

Chuck Larson and his lab study the neural mechanisms controlling the voice and the larynx. They have found that when people hear their own voice through earphones, and when the voice pitch through the earphones is unexpectedly changed upwards or downwards, people automatically adjust the pitch of their voice. This phenomenon indicates that there is a close coupling between the auditory system's monitoring of voice and the motor system for adjusting the laryngeal system for voice output. The brain mechanisms involved in this process are not well known, and his group has discovered that some of the control we have over our voice might be reflexive and not entirely voluntary.

Education

PhD	Speech and Hearing Sciences, University of Washington
MA	Psychology, Arizona State University
BA	Psychology, The Colorado College

Publications

List of publications [pdf]

Recent Awards and Honors

2002	ASG Faculty Honor Roll

Recent Grants and Funding

2004-2009

Sensory Mechanisms of Voice Control. NIDCD, NIH. $1,443,874. PI

Courses

CSD 112	Scientific Exploration of Communication
CSD 202	Biological Foundations of Human Communication
CSD 301	Anatomy and Physiology of the Vocal Mechanism
CSD 320	Physiologic Instrumentation
CSD 551	Topics in Communication Sciences and Disorders

Curriculum Vitae [pdf]