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ERIC Number: EJ1222452
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Jul
Pages: 19
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ISSN: ISSN-1092-4388
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Effects of Concurrent Manual Task Performance on Connected Speech Acoustics in Individuals with Parkinson Disease
Whitfield, Jason A.; Kriegel, Zoe; Fullenkamp, Adam M.; Mehta, Daryush D.
Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, v62 n7 p2099-2117 Jul 2019
Purpose: Prior investigations suggest that simultaneous performance of more than 1 motor-oriented task may exacerbate speech motor deficits in individuals with Parkinson disease (PD). The purpose of the current investigation was to examine the extent to which performing a low-demand manual task affected the connected speech in individuals with and without PD. Method: Individuals with PD and neurologically healthy controls performed speech tasks (reading and extemporaneous speech tasks) and an oscillatory manual task (a counterclockwise circle-drawing task) in isolation (single-task condition) and concurrently (dual-task condition). Results: Relative to speech task performance, no changes in speech acoustics were observed for either group when the low-demand motor task was performed with the concurrent reading tasks. Speakers with PD exhibited a significant decrease in pause duration between the single-task (speech only) and dual-task conditions for the extemporaneous speech task, whereas control participants did not exhibit changes in any speech production variable between the single- and dual-task conditions. Conclusions: Overall, there were little to no changes in speech production when a low-demand oscillatory motor task was performed with concurrent reading. For the extemporaneous task, however, individuals with PD exhibited significant changes when the speech and manual tasks were performed concurrently, a pattern that was not observed for control speakers.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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