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Alesha Reed1, Jacqueline Cummine1, Neesha Bhat1
1University of Alberta.
Purpose:
The authors evaluated changes in intermuscular coherence (IMC) of orofacial and speech breathing muscles across phase of speech production in healthy younger and older adults.
Method:
Sixty adults (30 younger = M: 26.97 year; 30 older = M: 66.37 year) read aloud a list of 40 words. IMC was evaluated across phase: preparation (300 ms before speech onset), initiation (300 ms after onset), and total execution (entire word).
Results:
Orofacial IMC was lowest in the initiation, higher in preparation, and highest for the total execution phase. Chest wall IMC was lowest for the preparation and initiation and highest for the total execution phase. Despite age-related differences in accuracy, neuromuscular modulation for phase was similar between groups.
Conclusion:
These results expand our knowledge of speech motor control by demonstrating that IMC is sensitive to phase of speech planning and production.
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