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A neurocomputational view of the effects of Parkinson’s disease on speech production

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
The purpose of this article is to review the scientific literature concerning speech in Parkinson’s disease (PD) with reference to the DIVA/GODIVA neurocomputational modeling framework.
Jordan L. Manes, Jordan L. Manes, Latané Bullock, Latané Bullock, Latané Bullock, Andrew M. Meier, Robert S. Turner, Robert S. Turner, R. Mark Richardson, R. Mark Richardson, Frank H. Guenther, Frank H. Guenther, Frank H. Guenther   +12 more
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The effect of three practice conditions on the consistency of chronic dysarthric speech [PDF]

, 2004
This study investigated whether it is possible for people with chronic dysarthria to adjust their articulation in three practice conditions. A speaker dependent, speech recognition system was used to compare participants' practice attempts with a model ...
Cunningham, S.P., Enderby, P., Palmer, R.   +2 more
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Developmental Dysarthria [PDF]

BMJ, 1954
M, MORLEY, D, COURT, H, MILLER
openaire   +2 more sources

The Spectrum of Abnormal Tongue Movements: Review of Phenomenology, Etiology, and Differential Diagnosis

Movement Disorders Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Classifying abnormal tongue movements is challenging due to their varied presentations and limited visibility compared to other body parts. Accurate identification of the phenomenology guides physical examination and can point to specific diagnoses.
Nathaniel Bendahan, Seyed‐Mohammad Fereshtehnejad, Christos Ganos, Emily Swinkin, Anthony E. Lang   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Five-year follow-up of bilateral stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus in advanced Parkinson's disease [PDF]

, 2003
Background: Although the short-term benefits of bilateral stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus in patients with advanced Parkinson's disease have been well documented, the long-term outcomes of the procedure are unknown. Methods: We conducted a five-
Krack, P., Batir, A., Van Blercom, N., Chabardes, S., Fraix, V., Ardouin, C., Koudsie, A., Limousin, P.D., Benazzouz, A., LeBas, J.F., Benabid, A.-L., Pollak, P.   +11 more
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Patient‐Reported Communication Decline Following Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson's Disease

Movement Disorders Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Objective decline in communication abilities following Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) in People with Parkinson's disease (PwP) is common; however, patient perspectives remain under‐investigated. Objectives This study examined subjective change in communicative efficacy using the Communicative Participation Item Bank (CPIB) in PwP ...
Stephanie M. Simone, Federico Rodriguez‐Porcel, Travis H. Turner   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Management of Dysarthria in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Cells
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) stands as the leading neurodegenerative disorder affecting the motor system. One of the hallmarks of ALS, especially its bulbar form, is dysarthria, which significantly impairs the quality of life of ALS patients. This
Elena Pasqualucci, Diletta Angeletti, Pamela Rosso, Elena Fico, Federica Zoccali, Paola Tirassa, Armando De Virgilio, Marco de Vincentiis, Cinzia Severini   +8 more
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Simulating dysarthric speech for training data augmentation in clinical speech applications

, 2018
Training machine learning algorithms for speech applications requires large, labeled training data sets. This is problematic for clinical applications where obtaining such data is prohibitively expensive because of privacy concerns or lack of access.
Berisha, Visar, Jiao, Yishan, Liss, Julie, Tu, Ming   +3 more
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Reporting on psychological well-being of older adults with chronic aphasia in the context of unaffected peers [PDF]

, 2011
Purpose: It is important that professionals working with individuals with acquired neurogenic communication disorders consider their clients’ psychological wellbeing. Much is known about the significant emotional, social and psychological consequences of
Cruice, M., Hickson, L., Worrall, L.
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Automatic Classification of Speech Dysarthric Intelligibility Levels Using Textual Feature

IEEE Access
The comprehension of human language is fundamentally important in modern intelligent systems. Automatic Speech Intelligibility assessment involves determining the efficiency with which another speaker comprehends the same speech.
Ghadeer F. Alharbi, Najwa K. Alamri, Sahar F. Sabbeh   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source