Elliot Saltzman
Encyclopedia
Elliot Saltzman http://www.bu.edu/sargent/about/faculty/physical-therapy/saltzman/http://www.haskins.yale.edu/staff/saltzman.html is an American psychologist
and speech scientist. He is a professor in the Department of Physical Therapy at Boston University
and a Senior Scientist at Haskins Laboratories
in New Haven, Connecticut
. He is best known for his development, with J. A. Scott Kelso
of "task dynamics http://www.essex.ac.uk/speech/pubs/presents/aut-96/aut-96.html." He is also known for his contributions to the development of a gestural-computational model http://www.haskins.yale.edu/research/gestural.html at Haskins Laboratories
that combines task dynamics with articulatory phonology
and articulatory synthesis
. His research interests include application of theories and methods of nonlinear dynamics and complexity theory
to understanding the dynamical and biological bases of sensorimotor coordination and control. He is the co-founder, with Philip Rubin
, of the IS group.
from Harvard University
in 1970 and his Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology
from the University of Minnesota
in 1979.
Psychologist
Psychologist is a professional or academic title used by individuals who are either:* Clinical professionals who work with patients in a variety of therapeutic contexts .* Scientists conducting psychological research or teaching psychology in a college...
and speech scientist. He is a professor in the Department of Physical Therapy at Boston University
Boston University
Boston University is a private research university located in Boston, Massachusetts. With more than 4,000 faculty members and more than 31,000 students, Boston University is one of the largest private universities in the United States and one of Boston's largest employers...
and a Senior Scientist at Haskins Laboratories
Haskins Laboratories
Haskins Laboratories is an independent, international, multidisciplinary community of researchers conducting basic research on spoken and written language. Founded in 1935 and located in New Haven, Connecticut since 1970, Haskins Laboratories is a private, non-profit research institute with a...
in New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven is the second-largest city in Connecticut and the sixth-largest in New England. According to the 2010 Census, New Haven's population increased by 5.0% between 2000 and 2010, a rate higher than that of the State of Connecticut, and higher than that of the state's five largest cities, and...
. He is best known for his development, with J. A. Scott Kelso
J. A. Scott Kelso
J. A. Scott Kelso is a neuroscientist, and Professor of Complex Systems and Brain Sciences, Professor of Psychology, Biological Sciences and Biomedical Science at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Florida and The University of Ulster in Derry, N...
of "task dynamics http://www.essex.ac.uk/speech/pubs/presents/aut-96/aut-96.html." He is also known for his contributions to the development of a gestural-computational model http://www.haskins.yale.edu/research/gestural.html at Haskins Laboratories
Haskins Laboratories
Haskins Laboratories is an independent, international, multidisciplinary community of researchers conducting basic research on spoken and written language. Founded in 1935 and located in New Haven, Connecticut since 1970, Haskins Laboratories is a private, non-profit research institute with a...
that combines task dynamics with articulatory phonology
Articulatory phonology
Articulatory phonology is a linguistic theory originally proposed in 1986 by Catherine Browman of Haskins Laboratories and Louis M. Goldstein of Yale University and Haskins...
and articulatory synthesis
Articulatory synthesis
Articulatory synthesis refers to computational techniques for synthesizing speech based on models of the human vocal tract and the articulation processes occurring there. The shape of the vocal tract can be controlled in a number of ways which usually involves modifying the position of the speech...
. His research interests include application of theories and methods of nonlinear dynamics and complexity theory
Complex systems
Complex systems present problems in mathematical modelling.The equations from which complex system models are developed generally derive from statistical physics, information theory and non-linear dynamics, and represent organized but unpredictable behaviors of systems of nature that are considered...
to understanding the dynamical and biological bases of sensorimotor coordination and control. He is the co-founder, with Philip Rubin
Philip Rubin
Philip E. Rubin is an American cognitive scientist and technologist who since 2003 has been the Chief Executive Officer and a Senior Scientist at Haskins Laboratories in New Haven, Connecticut...
, of the IS group.
Education
Elliot Saltzman received his A.B. in PsychologyPsychology
Psychology is the study of the mind and behavior. Its immediate goal is to understand individuals and groups by both establishing general principles and researching specific cases. For many, the ultimate goal of psychology is to benefit society...
from Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
in 1970 and his Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology
Developmental psychology
Developmental psychology, also known as human development, is the scientific study of systematic psychological changes, emotional changes, and perception changes that occur in human beings over the course of their life span. Originally concerned with infants and children, the field has expanded to...
from the University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...
in 1979.
Selected publications
- Saltzman, E. (1979). Levels of sensorimotor representation. Journal of Mathematical Psychology, 91-163.
- Browman, C. P.Catherine BrowmanCatherine P. Browman is an American linguist and speech scientist. She was a research scientist at Bell Laboratories in New Jersey and Haskins Laboratories in New Haven, Connecticut, from which she retired due to illness. While at Bell Laboratories, she was known for her work on speech synthesis...
, Goldstein, L.Louis M. GoldsteinLouis M. Goldstein is an American linguist and cognitive scientist. He was previously a professor and chair of the Department of Linguistics and a professor of psychology at Yale University, and is now a professor in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Southern California...
, Kelso, J. A. S.J. A. Scott KelsoJ. A. Scott Kelso is a neuroscientist, and Professor of Complex Systems and Brain Sciences, Professor of Psychology, Biological Sciences and Biomedical Science at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Florida and The University of Ulster in Derry, N...
, Rubin, P. E.Philip RubinPhilip E. Rubin is an American cognitive scientist and technologist who since 2003 has been the Chief Executive Officer and a Senior Scientist at Haskins Laboratories in New Haven, Connecticut...
, & Saltzman, E. (1984). Articulatory synthesis from underlying dynamics. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 75, S22. - Saltzman, E. (1986) Task dynamic coordination of the speech articulators: a preliminary model. In H. Heuer and C. Fromm (eds.) Generation and Modulation of Action Patterns. Berlin: Springer-Verlag, pp. 129–144
- Saltzman, E., & Kelso, J. A. S. (1987). Skilled actions: A task dynamic approach. Psychological Review, 94, 84-106.
- Saltzman, E., Rubin, P. E., Goldstein, L., & Browman, C. P. (1987). Task-dynamic modeling of interarticulator coordination. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 82, S15.
- Saltzman, E. L. & Munhall, K. G. (1989). A dynamical approach to gestural patterning in speech production. Ecological Psychology, 1, (4), 333-382.
- Turvey, M.T., Saltzman, E., & Schmidt, R.C. (1991). Dynamics and task-specific coordinations. In N. I. Badler, B. A. Barsky, & D. Zeltzer, (Eds.). Making them move: Mechanics, control, and animation of articulated figures. San Mateo, CA: Morgan Kaufmann. (pp. 157–170).
- Saltzman, E., & Munhall, K. G. (1992). Skill acquisition and development: The roles of state-, parameter-, and graph-dynamics. Journal of Motor Behavior, 24(1), 49-57.
- Saltzman, E. (1992). Biomechanical and haptic factors in the temporal patterning of limb and speech activity. Human Movement Science, 11, 239-251.
- Fowler, C. A.Carol FowlerCarol A. Fowler is an American experimental psychologist. She was a former President and Director of Research at Haskins Laboratories in New Haven, Connecticut from 1992 to 2008. She is also a Professor of Psychology at the University of Connecticut and an Adjunct Professor of Linguistics and...
, & Saltzman, E. (1993). Coordination and coarticulation in speech production. Speech Communication, 36 (2,3), 171-195. - Hogden, J., Rubin, P., & Saltzman, E. (1996). An unsupervised method for learning to track tongue position from an acoustic signal. Bulletin de la Communication Parlèe.
- Saltzman, E., Lofqvist, A., Kay, B., Kinsella-Shaw, J. & Rubin, P. (1998). Dynamics of intergestural timing: a perturbation study of lip-larynx coordination. Journal of Experimental Brain Research, 123, 412-424.
- Saltzman, E., & Byrd, D. (1998) Tending the garden or the plant? Bulletin de la Communication Parlee, no 4, p. 79-83.
- Saltzman, E. , & Byrd, D. (2000). Task-dynamics of gestural timing: Phase windows and multifrequency rhythms. Human Movement Science, 19, 999-526.