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ArticleBrain and language2023

Auditory rhythm discrimination in adults who stutter: An fMRI study.

Emily O Garnett, J Devin McAuley, Elizabeth A Wieland, Ho Ming Chow, David C Zhu, Laura C Dilley, Soo-Eun Chang

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Article in Brain and language, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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9citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
3.5field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. A Meta-Analytical Review of Executive Function Skills in Adults Who Stutter.Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR · 2026
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  4. Distinct Rhythmic Competencies Identified via Internet-Based Assessment.Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · 2026
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  5. Global and Local Deviance Effects in the Processing of Temporal Patterns.Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Emily O GarnettUniversity of Michigan, Rachel Upjohn Building, 4250 Plymouth Rd., Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA. Electronic address: emilyog@umich.edu.
J Devin McAuleyMichigan State University, 619 Red Cedar Rd, East Lansing, MI 48864, USA.
Elizabeth A WielandMichigan State University, 619 Red Cedar Rd, East Lansing, MI 48864, USA.
Ho Ming ChowUniversity of Michigan, Rachel Upjohn Building, 4250 Plymouth Rd., Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA; University of Delaware, Tower at STAR, 100 Discovery Blvd, Newark, DE 19713, USA.
David C ZhuMichigan State University, Radiology Building, 846 Service Road, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA.
Laura C DilleyMichigan State University, 619 Red Cedar Rd, East Lansing, MI 48864, USA.
Soo-Eun ChangUniversity of Michigan, Rachel Upjohn Building, 4250 Plymouth Rd., Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
Michigan State University · USUniversity of Michigan–Ann Arbor · US

Funding

Sexual dimorphism of neural development underlying childhood stutteringR01DC011277 · NIDCD · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI Soo-Eun Chang · 2010 to 2026
$8.2M
NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC011277
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Rhythm perception deficits have been linked to neurodevelopmental disorders affecting speech and language. Children who stutter have shown poorer rhythm discrimination and attenuated functional connectivity in rhythm-related brain areas, which may negatively impact timing control required for speech. It is unclear whether adults who stutter (AWS), who are likely to have acquired compensatory adaptations in response to rhythm processing/timing deficits, are similarly affected. We compared rhythm discrimination in AWS and controls (total n = 36) during fMRI in two matched conditions: simple rhythms that consistently reinforced a periodic beat, and complex rhythms that did not (requiring greater reliance on internal timing). Consistent with an internal beat deficit hypothesis, behavioral results showed poorer complex rhythm discrimination for AWS than controls. In AWS, greater stuttering severity was associated with poorer rhythm discrimination. AWS showed increased activity within beat-based timing regions and increased functional connectivity between putamen and cerebellum (supporting interval-based timing) for simple rhythms.

Indexed as

StutteringAdultAuditory PerceptionBrainChildHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingSpeechBasal gangliaCerebellumfMRIInternal timingNeurodevelopmental disordersRhythmStutteringTiming

Identifiers

PMID36577315
PMCPMC12955694
OpenAlexW4312222025

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