Inhibitory Control, Cognitive Flexibility, and the Production of Disfluencies in Children Who Do and Do Not Stutter
CONCLUSIONS: CWS with reduced inhibitory control or cognitive flexibility produce more SLDs, but not other disfluencies. These results are partly in line with some previous findings in nonstuttering and stuttering populations linking inhibitory control and cognitive flexibility weaknesses to the production of speech disfluencies.PMID:38451741 | DOI:10.1044/2024_AJSLP-23-00242 (Source: American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology)
Source: American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology - March 7, 2024 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Maria Paphiti Michael A Talias Kurt Eggers Source Type: research
Acute prevention of a heart attack : Early identification of prodromal symptoms as the Rosetta Stone in decoding the heart attack problem
Herz. 2024 Mar 6. doi: 10.1007/s00059-024-05239-0. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTChest discomfort before severe chest pain represents a marker of clinical ischemia and indicates live myocardium in jeopardy and often precedes cardiac arrest or acute myocardial infarction (MI). The intermittent or "stuttering" symptoms that precede MI are referred to as "prodromal symptoms." These symptoms have been shown to correlate with cyclic ST changes and repeated episodes of spontaneous reperfusion and occlusion, occurring during a period of hours or days before the acute ischemia proceeds to death or heart damage. These symptoms of p...
Source: Herz - March 6, 2024 Category: Cardiology Authors: Raymond D Bahr Source Type: research
Attention networks in multilingual adults who do and who do not stutter
This study investigated whether multilinguals who stutter differ from multilinguals who do not stutter in terms of attention networks. Towards that end, it measured (a) performance differences in attention networks between multilinguals who stutter and those who do not stutter and (b) the correlation between stuttering characteristics and attention networks. Twenty-four multilingual Dutch-English speaking adults (20-46y), half of whom were diagnosed with stuttering, completed the Attentional Network Task (ANT) that evaluates the attention networks of alerting, orienting, and executive control. A language and social backgro...
Source: Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics - February 29, 2024 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Gizem Aslan Theo Marinis Kurt Eggers Source Type: research
Attention networks in multilingual adults who do and who do not stutter
This study investigated whether multilinguals who stutter differ from multilinguals who do not stutter in terms of attention networks. Towards that end, it measured (a) performance differences in attention networks between multilinguals who stutter and those who do not stutter and (b) the correlation between stuttering characteristics and attention networks. Twenty-four multilingual Dutch-English speaking adults (20-46y), half of whom were diagnosed with stuttering, completed the Attentional Network Task (ANT) that evaluates the attention networks of alerting, orienting, and executive control. A language and social backgro...
Source: Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics - February 29, 2024 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Gizem Aslan Theo Marinis Kurt Eggers Source Type: research
Attention networks in multilingual adults who do and who do not stutter
This study investigated whether multilinguals who stutter differ from multilinguals who do not stutter in terms of attention networks. Towards that end, it measured (a) performance differences in attention networks between multilinguals who stutter and those who do not stutter and (b) the correlation between stuttering characteristics and attention networks. Twenty-four multilingual Dutch-English speaking adults (20-46y), half of whom were diagnosed with stuttering, completed the Attentional Network Task (ANT) that evaluates the attention networks of alerting, orienting, and executive control. A language and social backgro...
Source: Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics - February 29, 2024 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Gizem Aslan Theo Marinis Kurt Eggers Source Type: research
Attention networks in multilingual adults who do and who do not stutter
This study investigated whether multilinguals who stutter differ from multilinguals who do not stutter in terms of attention networks. Towards that end, it measured (a) performance differences in attention networks between multilinguals who stutter and those who do not stutter and (b) the correlation between stuttering characteristics and attention networks. Twenty-four multilingual Dutch-English speaking adults (20-46y), half of whom were diagnosed with stuttering, completed the Attentional Network Task (ANT) that evaluates the attention networks of alerting, orienting, and executive control. A language and social backgro...
Source: Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics - February 29, 2024 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Gizem Aslan Theo Marinis Kurt Eggers Source Type: research
Novel FOXP2 variant associated with speech and language dysfunction in a Chinese family and literature review
The objective of the current investigation centers on furnishing an enriched delineation of both its clinical manifestations and its mutational heterogeneity. Clinical phenotypes and peripheral blood samples were assiduously amassed from familial subjects. Whole-exome sequencing and Sanger sequencing methodologies were deployed for the unambiguous identification of potential genetic variants and for corroborating their co-segregation within the family pedigree. An exhaustive review of published literature focusing on patients manifesting speech and language disorders consequent to FOXP2 genetic anomalies was also undertake...
Source: J Appl Genet - February 28, 2024 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Fengyu Che Chenhao Li Liyu Zhang Chenxi Qian Lidangzhi Mo Benchang Li Haibin Wu Lifang Wang Ying Yang Source Type: research
Knowns and unknowns about the neurobiology of stuttering
by Nicole E. Neef, Soo-Eun Chang
Stuttering occurs in early childhood during a dynamic phase of brain and behavioral development. The latest studies examining children at ages close to this critical developmental period have identified early brain alterations that are most likely linked to stuttering, while spontaneous recovery appears related to increased inter-area connectivity. By contrast, therapy-driven improvement in adults is associated with a functional reorganization within and beyond the speech network. The etiology of stuttering, however, remains enigmatic. This Unsolved Mystery highlights critical questions an...
Source: PLoS Biology: Archived Table of Contents - February 22, 2024 Category: Biology Authors: Nicole E. Neef Source Type: research
Designing a Module on Stuttering and Cluttering: A Guide for Speech-Language Pathology Educators
CONCLUSIONS: Educators are encouraged to familiarize themselves with the seven components of the AISHE model and to use it as a tool to design or revise modules on stuttering and cluttering. This will ensure that SLP students are graduating with increased competence and confidence in working with these client groups.PMID:38363726 | DOI:10.1044/2024_AJSLP-23-00263 (Source: American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology)
Source: American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology - February 16, 2024 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Amy Connery Caitr íona Ní Shé Source Type: research
Designing a Module on Stuttering and Cluttering: A Guide for Speech-Language Pathology Educators
CONCLUSIONS: Educators are encouraged to familiarize themselves with the seven components of the AISHE model and to use it as a tool to design or revise modules on stuttering and cluttering. This will ensure that SLP students are graduating with increased competence and confidence in working with these client groups.PMID:38363726 | DOI:10.1044/2024_AJSLP-23-00263 (Source: American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology)
Source: American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology - February 16, 2024 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Amy Connery Caitr íona Ní Shé Source Type: research
Designing a Module on Stuttering and Cluttering: A Guide for Speech-Language Pathology Educators
CONCLUSIONS: Educators are encouraged to familiarize themselves with the seven components of the AISHE model and to use it as a tool to design or revise modules on stuttering and cluttering. This will ensure that SLP students are graduating with increased competence and confidence in working with these client groups.PMID:38363726 | DOI:10.1044/2024_AJSLP-23-00263 (Source: American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology)
Source: American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology - February 16, 2024 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Amy Connery Caitr íona Ní Shé Source Type: research
Designing a Module on Stuttering and Cluttering: A Guide for Speech-Language Pathology Educators
CONCLUSIONS: Educators are encouraged to familiarize themselves with the seven components of the AISHE model and to use it as a tool to design or revise modules on stuttering and cluttering. This will ensure that SLP students are graduating with increased competence and confidence in working with these client groups.PMID:38363726 | DOI:10.1044/2024_AJSLP-23-00263 (Source: American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology)
Source: American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology - February 16, 2024 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Amy Connery Caitr íona Ní Shé Source Type: research
Evaluation of an Integrated Fluency and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Intervention for Adolescents and Adults Who Stutter
CONCLUSIONS: The fACTS Program was created to be a holistic and flexible intervention to promote self-efficacy beliefs and address stuttering-related psychosocial impacts and speech fluency goals of AWS. Preliminary results indicated positive improvement in all psychosocial outcomes (i.e., self-efficacy, psychosocial impact, and psychological flexibility) and observable speech fluency following completion of the program. Future clinical trials of the fACTS Program with an included control group will further investigate the mechanisms of change for the positive effects observed.PMID:38358941 | DOI:10.1044/2023_JSLHR-23-0025...
Source: Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR - February 15, 2024 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Alice K Hart Lauren J Breen Neville W Hennessey Janet M Beilby Source Type: research
Evaluation of an Integrated Fluency and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Intervention for Adolescents and Adults Who Stutter
CONCLUSIONS: The fACTS Program was created to be a holistic and flexible intervention to promote self-efficacy beliefs and address stuttering-related psychosocial impacts and speech fluency goals of AWS. Preliminary results indicated positive improvement in all psychosocial outcomes (i.e., self-efficacy, psychosocial impact, and psychological flexibility) and observable speech fluency following completion of the program. Future clinical trials of the fACTS Program with an included control group will further investigate the mechanisms of change for the positive effects observed.PMID:38358941 | DOI:10.1044/2023_JSLHR-23-0025...
Source: Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR - February 15, 2024 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Alice K Hart Lauren J Breen Neville W Hennessey Janet M Beilby Source Type: research
