Evidence that a motor timing deficit is a factor in the development of stuttering

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 876-886

  Olander, Lindsey ^a   Smith, Anne ^a,b   Zelaznik, Howard N ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bimanual motor control; Development of stuttering; Motor timing; Nonspeech task; Stuttering

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HAND; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STUTTERING; TIME;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PERIODICITY; STUTTERING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77955403897     PISSN: 10924388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1092-4388(2009/09-0007)     Document Type: Article

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