Development of Neural Control of Orofacial Movements for Speech

The Handbook of Phonetic Sciences: Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 251-296

  Smith, Anne ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amplitude, duration, and velocity parameters for any movement trajectory; Auditory and somatosensory feedback critical role in speech motor control processes; Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) mapping of fiber tracts for interregional communication; Electroencephalographic (EEG) studies and examining movement related potentials; Functional synergies fundamental units controlling movement; Neural control of orofacial movements for speech; Neuromotor noise increasing consistency of motor output; Three intrinsic muscles of human tongue longitudinalis, verticalis, transversus

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EID: 79951892920     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444317251.ch7     Document Type: Chapter

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