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Sandström, Linda; Blomstedt, Patric; Karlsson, Fredrik; Hartelius, Lena – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2020
Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate how deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the caudal zona incerta (cZi) affects speech intelligibility in persons with essential tremor. Method: Thirty-five participants were evaluated: off stimulation, on chronic stimulation optimized to alleviate tremor, and during unilateral stimulation at increasing…
Descriptors: Stimulation, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Neurological Impairments, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
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Stölten, Katrin; Abrahamsson, Niclas; Hyltenstam, Kenneth – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2015
As part of a research project on the investigation of second language (L2) ultimate attainment in 41 Spanish early and late near-native speakers of L2 Swedish, the present study reports on voice onset time (VOT) analyses of the production of Swedish word-initial voiceless stops, /p t k/. Voice onset time is analyzed in milliseconds as well as in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Spanish, Swedish, Second Language Learning