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ERIC Number: EJ1406871
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 19
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ISSN: ISSN-1092-4388
EISSN: EISSN-1558-9102
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Neural Changes in Children With Residual Speech Sound Disorder After Ultrasound Biofeedback Speech Therapy
Caroline Spencer; Jennifer Vannest; Jonathan L. Preston; Edwin Maas; Erin Redle Sizemore; Tara McAllister; D. H. Whalen; Thomas Maloney; Suzanne Boyce
Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, v66 n9 p3223-3241 2023
Purpose: Children with residual speech sound disorders (RSSD) have shown differences in neural function for speech production, as compared to their typical peers; however, information about how these differences may change over time and relative to speech therapy is needed. To address this gap, we used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to examine functional activation and connectivity on adaptations of the syllable repetition task (SRT-Early Sounds and SRT-Late Sounds) in children with RSSD before and after a speech therapy program. Method: Sixteen children with RSSD completed an fMRI experiment before (Time 1) and after (Time 2) a speech therapy program with ultrasound visual feedback for /[voiced alveolar approximant]/ misarticulation. Progress in therapy was measured via perceptual ratings of productions of untreated /[voiced alveolar approximant]/ word probes. To control for practice effects and developmental change in patterns of activation and connectivity, 17 children with typical speech development (TD) completed the fMRI at Time 1 and Time 2. Functional activation was analyzed using a region-of-interest approach and functional connectivity was analyzed using a seed-to-voxel approach. Results: Children with RSSD showed a range of responses to therapy. After correcting for multiple comparisons, we did not observe any statistically significant cross-sectional differences or longitudinal changes in functional activation. A negative relationship between therapy effect size and functional activation in the left visual association cortex was on the SRT-Late Sounds after therapy, but it did not survive correction for multiple comparisons. Significant longitudinal changes in functional connectivity were observed for the RSSD group on SRT-Early Sounds and SRT-Late Sounds, as well as for the TD group on the SRT-Early Sounds. RSSD and TD groups showed connectivity differences near the left insula on the SRT-Late Sounds at Time 2. Conclusion: RSSD and treatment with ultrasound visual feedback may thus be associated with neural differences in speech motor and visual association processes recruited for speech production.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Sponsor: National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) (DHHS/NIH)
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Identifiers - Location: Ohio (Cincinnati)
Grant or Contract Numbers: DC013668; DC017654
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