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Yunjung Kim; Austin Thompson; Ignatius S. B. Nip – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2024
Purpose: This study examined speech changes induced by deep-brain stimulation (DBS) in speakers with Parkinson's disease (PD) using a set of auditory-perceptual and acoustic measures. Method: Speech recordings from nine speakers with PD and DBS were compared between DBS-On and DBS-Off conditions using auditory-perceptual and acoustic analyses.…
Descriptors: Neurological Impairments, Brain, Diseases, Stimulation
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Macedonia, Manuela – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2014
This study investigates the role of perception and sensory motor learning on speech production in L2. Compared to natural language learning, acoustic input in formal adult instruction is deprived of multiple sensory motor cues and lacks the imitation component. Consequently, it is possible that inaccurate pronunciation results from training.…
Descriptors: Pronunciation, German, Sensory Integration, Perceptual Development
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Shriberg, Lawrence D.; Paul, Rhea; Black, Lois M.; van Santen, Jan P. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2011
In a sample of 46 children aged 4-7 years with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and intelligible speech, there was no statistical support for the hypothesis of concomitant Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS). Perceptual and acoustic measures of participants' speech, prosody, and voice were compared with data from 40 typically-developing children, 13…
Descriptors: Speech Impairments, Autism, Preschool Children, Pervasive Developmental Disorders