The Brain Processes Underlying Speech Motor Learning and Speech Production

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorArizona State University

About this trial

The aim of this research is to develop protocols that selectively target and improve speech-motor learning processes. Participants will be asked to name pictures, read words/sentences, and listen to sounds while their speech signals will be collected during the study.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

18 years and older

native speaker of American English

normal (age-appropriate) binaural pure-tone hearing threshold

not taking medications affecting sensorimotor functioning

Disqualifiers

None

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Effects of speech variability on speech motor learning
  • Effects of error-detection training on speech motor learning
  • Contributions of error awareness to speech motor learning
  • Enhancing auditory-to-motor mapping with augmented visual feedback
  • Effects of enhanced auditory-motor awareness on speech motor learning

Treatment groups

510 Participants
are divided into 5 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

Arizona State University

Lead sponsor

National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)

Collaborator