Introduction to the Research Symposium Forum

Helen Tager-Flusberg1

  • 1Boston University, MA.

Summary

This research forum introduces articles from the 2017 American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Research Symposium. It provides an overview of key findings and discussions in speech and hearing science.

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