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Adults who stutter (AWS) and adults who do not stutter (AWNS) showed similar working memory performance on a visual N-back task. However, AWNS exhibited a phonological priming effect not seen in AWS.

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Area of Science:

  • Cognitive neuroscience
  • Speech and language pathology

Background:

  • Working memory is crucial for cognitive functions.
  • Understanding working memory differences in adults who stutter (AWS) versus adults who do not stutter (AWNS) is important for cognitive research.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate working memory differences between AWS and AWNS using a visual N-back task.
  • To examine cognitive processes like encoding, storage, rehearsal, and inhibition during the N-back task.

Main Methods:

  • A visual N-back task was administered to 15 AWS and 15 AWNS.
  • Participants responded to image sequences, with stimuli varying in phonological similarity.
  • Accuracy and manual reaction time (mRT) were the primary outcome measures.

Main Results:

  • No significant differences in accuracy were found between AWS and AWNS.
  • Both groups improved accuracy and speed with decreasing N-back levels (1-back > 2-back > 3-back).
  • AWNS showed faster mRT in the phonological condition compared to the neutral condition, unlike AWS.

Conclusions:

  • A phonological priming effect was observed in AWNS but not in AWS, suggesting distinct processing mechanisms for phonologically similar stimuli.
  • The findings do not support general working memory deficits in AWS within the scope of the visual N-back task.
  • Further research is needed to explore these preliminary findings on working memory and phonological processing in AWS.