Seeing Speech: Acoustics and Applications to Health Care

We hear speech all the time, but did you know that we can also see speech? Acoustics is the scientific study of sounds, and speech acoustics allows us to measure specific properties of the sounds made when we speak. Special tools used in acoustics, known as spectrograms, not only allow us to measure speech, but actually allow us to see the speech signal. Learn how speech acoustics can be used in health care applications, such as to help in diagnosing neurological conditions that affect speech, and see your own speech live!