Linguistic complexity, speech production, and comprehension in parkinson's disease: Behavioral and physiological indices

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 787-802

  Walsh, Bridget ^a   Smith, Anne ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Language comprehension; Linguistic complexity; Parkinson's disease; Speech motor control; Speech production

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; DYSARTHRIA; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LINGUISTICS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARKINSON DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; SPEECH; SPEECH ANALYSIS; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMECHANICS; DYSARTHRIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINGUISTICS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARKINSON DISEASE; REACTION TIME; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPEECH; SPEECH PERCEPTION; SPEECH PRODUCTION MEASUREMENT;

EID: 79958759851     PISSN: 10924388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1092-4388(2010/09-0085)     Document Type: Article

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