The authors review converging lines of evidence from behavioral, kinematic, and
neuroimaging data that point to limitations in speech motor skills in people who stutter …

The study of dual task interference has gained increasing attention in the literature for the
past 35 years, with six MEDLINE citations in 1979 growing to 351 citations indexed in 2014 …

A successful language learner must be able to perceive and produce novel sounds in their
second language. However, the relationship between learning in perception and production …

Although the development of spoken language is dependent on the emergence of cognitive,
language, and speech motor skills, knowledge about how these domains interact during the …

Age‐related increases of speaking rate are not fully understood, but have been attributed to
gains in biologic factors and learned skills that support speech production. This study …

Effective radio communication between ATC and pilots has long been recognized as an
important element of aviation safety. In recognition of the role miscommunications play in …

Though anecdotal reports link certain speech disorders to increases in autonomic arousal,
few studies have described the relationship between arousal and speech processes …

Highlights•We investigated speech rhythm in people with Parkinson's Disease (PwPD) and
controls.•Even mildly affected PwPD differed from controls in their rhythmic …

In this chapter, we review hemispheric differences for sensorimotor function and cognitive
abilities. Specifically, we examine the left-hemisphere specialization for visuomotor control …

Purpose Children with specific language impairment (SLI) show particular deficits in the
generation of sequenced action: the quintessential procedural task. Practiced imitation of a …