Limited Pre-Speech Auditory Modulation in Individuals Who Stutter: Data and Hypotheses.

Conclusions Combining our own data with human and animal neurophysiological evidence from other laboratories, we interpret the overall findings as suggesting that (a) speech movement planning modulates auditory processing in a manner that may optimize its tuning characteristics for monitoring feedback during speech production and, (b) in conditions with typical auditory feedback, adults who stutter do not appropriately modulate the auditory system prior to speech onset. Lack of modulation of speakers who stutter may lead to maladaptive feedback-driven movement corrections that manifest themselves as repetitive movements or postural fixations. PMID: 31465711 [PubMed - in process]

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Source: Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR - August 28, 2019 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Max L, Daliri A Tags: J Speech Lang Hear Res Source Type: research