The little pockets between the false and the true cords have fascinated many thinkers on the subject of voice. In howling monkeys, there are pouches connected with the ventricles which can be inflated with the breath, and when this impounded air is then forced back out it produces a sound. Vestiges of such pouches are found in some humans, and although no one has demonstrated any correlation between their presence and vocal talent, it is tempting to imagine them as resonators.
