Go with the flow: Between automaticity and enhancement in control of segmental F0

This study looks at two areas where electromyographic data from the cricothyroid muscle (CT) can be used to improve our understanding of the nature of the articulatory representations underlying control of F0. The first area concerns consonant voicing: Robust differences in CT activity between voiced and voiceless consonants were found. A possible scenario accounting for higher F0 on the vowel following voiceless consonants is put forward. …