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Alexandra Korzeczek¹, Joana Cholin², Annett Jorschick²

¹Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.

Frontiers in Psychology

|August 28, 2020

Summary

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Adults who stutter (AWS) can learn and retain finger motor skills, similar to fluent speakers. With practice and consolidation, AWS demonstrate effective skill generalization and retention.

Keywords:

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Area of Science:

Neuroscience
Speech-language pathology
Motor learning

Background:

Neurogenic, non-syndromic stuttering is associated with sensorimotor dysfunction.
Adults who stutter (AWS) often show deficits in motor tasks and learning.
High relapse rates in stuttering treatment may indicate poor motor learning generalization.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate finger sequence skill generalization in AWS.
To examine motor learning and retention in AWS.
To compare AWS with fluent controls on motor skill acquisition and transfer.

Main Methods:

16 adults who stutter (AWS) and 16 controls performed a finger sequence task.
An effector-dependent transfer task assessed skill generalization.
Performance was evaluated after practice and a 24-h retention period.

Main Results:

AWS showed comparable generalization performance to fluent controls.
AWS exhibited a steeper learning curve post-practice and consolidation.
AWS retained learned finger sequence skills (speed and accuracy) effectively.

Conclusions:

Generalization of learned finger motor skills is achievable for AWS.
Sufficient practice and consolidation enhance motor learning and retention in AWS.
Sensorimotor deficits in stuttering may be overcome with targeted motor learning interventions.