Stuttering as Object

Wingate, Marcel E.

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“…Although any answer to this question is merely speculative at this time, the apparent discrepancy may be related specifically to the fact that all target utterances consisted of monosyllabic CVC words that contained no consonant clusters and that were produced in isolation. It is well documented that both shorter words and words produced in isolation are less likely to result in stuttering than longer words and connected speech (Brown, 1938; Brown & Moren, 1942; Wingate, 1967; Wingate, 2002). Such short and isolated words may be only minimally taxing in terms of the CNS’ reliance on auditory feedback.…”

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Modulation of auditory processing during speech movement planning is limited in adults who stutter

Daliri

Max

2015

Brain and Language

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Stuttering is associated with atypical structural and functional connectivity in sensorimotor brain areas, in particular premotor, motor, and auditory regions. It remains unknown, however, which specific mechanisms of speech planning and execution are affected by these neurological abnormalities. To investigate pre-movement sensory modulation, we recorded 12 stuttering and 12 nonstuttering adults’ auditory evoked potentials in response to probe tones presented prior to speech onset in a delayed-response speaking condition vs. no-speaking control conditions (silent reading; seeing nonlinguistic symbols). Findings indicate that, during speech movement planning, the nonstuttering group showed a statistically significant modulation of auditory processing (reduced N1 amplitude) that was not observed in the stuttering group. Thus, the obtained results provide electrophysiological evidence in support of the hypothesis that stuttering is associated with deficiencies in modulating the cortical auditory system during speech movement planning. This specific sensorimotor integration deficiency may contribute to inefficient feedback monitoring and, consequently, speech dysfluencies.

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Modulation of auditory processing during speech movement planning is limited in adults who stutter

Daliri

Max

2015

Brain and Language

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“…One well-known phenomenon is that people who stutter become more fluent when synchronizing their speech to an external pacing signal, such as an isochronous metronome (Wingate, 2002; Wohl, 1968). Other conditions such as speaking in unison with another person (“choral speech”) (Adams & Ramig, 1980; Ingham & Carroll, 1977), and singing (Glover, Kalinowski, Rastatter, & Stuart, 1996) also have similar fluency inducing effects.…”

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Evidence for a rhythm perception deficit in children who stutter

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Stuttering is a neurodevelopmental disorder that affects the timing and rhythmic flow of speech production. When speech is synchronized with an external rhythmic pacing signal (e.g., a metronome), even severe stuttering can be markedly alleviated, suggesting that people who stutter may have difficulty generating an internal rhythm to pace their speech. To investigate this possibility, children who stutter and typically-developing children (n = 17 per group, aged 6–11 years) were compared in terms of their auditory rhythm discrimination abilities of simple and complex rhythms. Children who stutter showed worse rhythm discrimination than typically-developing children. These findings provide the first evidence of impaired rhythm perception in children who stutter, supporting the conclusion that developmental stuttering may be associated with a deficit in rhythm processing.

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“…However, figures for remission subsequent to this 1-year period tail off sharply, a fact which should caution against any substantial delay in referring a child to speech language therapy services on the grounds that the child is likely to grow out of the stammer. It is also generally believed that intervention is more effective for children under the age of 5 (British Stammering Association advice to parents, see website at http://www.stammering.org/), although some have argued that the apparent success of early intervention is due to misdiagnosis of stuttering within the population,10 and the confounding effects of spontaneous recovery. Once established beyond the early teenage years, a genuine and complete recovery from the disorder is very uncommon, although some are able to control stammering to the point that they no longer consider themselves to suffer from the disorder.…”

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The aetiology and treatment of developmental stammering in childhood

Ward

2008

Archives of Disease in Childhood

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Stuttering as Object

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Modulation of auditory processing during speech movement planning is limited in adults who stutter

Modulation of auditory processing during speech movement planning is limited in adults who stutter

Evidence for a rhythm perception deficit in children who stutter

The aetiology and treatment of developmental stammering in childhood

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