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Motor-motor adaptation: preliminary findings.
1Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, West Virginia University, Morgantown 26506-6122.
Perceptual and Motor Skills
|October 1, 1989
Summary
This study explored the speech perception-production link using motor-motor adaptation. Findings support a connection between how we hear and produce speech sounds.
Area of Science:
- Speech Science
- Auditory Perception
- Motor Control
Background:
- The relationship between speech perception and speech production is a key area in speech science.
- Understanding this link is crucial for explaining speech development and disorders.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the connection between speech perception and speech production.
- To determine if motor-motor adaptation paradigms reveal insights into this relationship.
Main Methods:
- Developed a novel motor-motor adaptation experimental technique.
- Participants repeatedly produced speech tokens (20-40 repetitions) containing stop consonants.
- Analyzed voice onset time (VOT) of produced speech tokens.
Main Results:
- The results of motor-motor adaptation paralleled findings from perceptuomotor adaptation studies.
- Observed adaptation effects in speech production following repeated speech token production.
Conclusions:
- The study provides further evidence supporting a perception-production link in speech.
- Motor-motor adaptation is a viable method for studying speech perception-production interactions.