Purpose Motor speech abnormalities are highly common and debilitating in individuals with
idiopathic Parkinson's disease (IPD). These abnormalities, collectively termed hypokinetic …

Purpose Applying surface electromyography (sEMG) to the study of voice, speech, and
swallowing is becoming increasingly popular. An improved understanding of sEMG and …

Purpose To evaluate the effects of intensive voice treatment targeting vocal loudness (the
Lee Silverman Voice Treatment [LSVT]) on vowel articulation in dysarthric individuals with …

Purpose The impact of clear speech, increased vocal intensity, and rate reduction on
acoustic characteristics of vowels was compared in speakers with Parkinson's disease (PD) …

Advances in neuroscience have led to an expanded and improved understanding of
neurobiological changes associated with rehabilitation and exercise in Parkinson's disease …

Studies of normal and disordered articulatory movement often rely on the use of short,
simple speech tasks. However, the severity of speech disorders can be observed to vary …

Oromotor functioning plays a foundational role in spoken communication and feeding, two
areas of significant difficulty for many autistic individuals. However, despite years of research …

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between articulation rate,
frequency and duration of disfluencies of different types, and temperament in preschool …

This study investigated the impact of a well-defined behavioral dysarthria treatment on
acoustic and perceptual measures of speech in four adults with dysarthria secondary to …

Much evidence has been found for pervasive links between the manual and speech motor
systems, including evidence from infant development, deictic pointing, and repetitive tapping …