Impaired auditory discrimination and auditory-motor integration in hyperfunctional voice disorders

D Abur, A Subaciute, M Kapsner-Smith, RK Segina… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Hyperfunctional voice disorders (HVDs) are the most common class of voice disorders,
consisting of diagnoses such as vocal fold nodules and muscle tension dysphonia. These …

Feedback and feedforward auditory-motor processes for voice and articulation in Parkinson's disease

D Abur, A Subaciute, A Daliri, RA Lester-Smith… - Journal of Speech …, 2021 - ASHA
Purpose: Unexpected and sustained manipulations of auditory feedback during speech
production result in “reflexive” and “adaptive” responses, which can shed light on feedback …

Controlling pitch for prosody: Sensorimotor adaptation in linguistically meaningful contexts

KL Dahl, MD Cádiz, J Zuk, FH Guenther… - Journal of Speech …, 2024 - ASHA
Purpose: This study examined how speakers adapt to fundamental frequency (fo) errors that
affect the use of prosody to convey linguistic meaning, whether fo adaptation in that context …

Auditory feedback control in adults who stutter during metronome-paced speech II. Formant Perturbation

SA Frankford, S Cai, A Nieto-Castañón… - Journal of fluency …, 2022 - Elsevier
Purpose Prior work has shown that Adults who stutter (AWS) have reduced and delayed
responses to auditory feedback perturbations. This study aimed to determine whether …

Auditory and somatosensory feedback mechanisms of laryngeal and articulatory speech motor control

HR Weerathunge, T Voon, M Tardif, D Cilento… - Experimental brain …, 2022 - Springer
Purpose Speech production is a complex motor task involving multiple subsystems. The
relationships between these subsystems need to be comprehensively investigated to …

Auditory feedback control in adults who stutter during metronome-paced speech I. Timing Perturbation

SA Frankford, S Cai, A Nieto-Castañón… - Journal of fluency …, 2023 - Elsevier
Purpose This study determined whether adults who stutter (AWS) exhibit deficits in
responding to an auditory feedback timing perturbation, and whether external timing cues …

[HTML][HTML] Auditory-vocal integration impairment: New challenges and opportunities for voice assessment and therapy

A Castillo-Allendes, F Contreras-Ruston… - Revista de investigación …, 2021 - scielo.org.co
This reflection paper addresses the importance of the interaction between voice perception
and voice production, emphasizing the processes of auditory-vocal integration that are not …

The effect of pitch and loudness auditory feedback perturbations on vocal quality during sustained phonation

A Schenck, AI Hilger, S Levant, JH Kim… - Journal of Voice, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective Dysphonia is a reduction in vocal quality that impacts communication and is often
an early sign of a voice disorder. There is little information regarding the effects of auditory …

Test–Retest Reliability of Behavioral Assays of Feedforward and Feedback Auditory–Motor Control of Voice and Articulation

MR Kapsner-Smith, D Abur, TL Eadie… - Journal of Speech …, 2024 - ASHA
Purpose: Behavioral assays of feedforward and feedback auditory–motor control of voice
and articulation frequently are used to make inferences about underlying neural …

[HTML][HTML] Auditory-Motor Function Pre-and Post-Therapy in Hyperfunctional Voice Disorders: A Case Series

D Abur, RE Hillman, CE Stepp - Journal of Voice, 2023 - Elsevier
Summary Objective/Hypothesis Behavioral voice therapy is the most common treatment for
hyperfunctional voice disorders (HVDs) but has limited long-term effectiveness since the …