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ArticleJournal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR2023

Neural Changes in Children With Residual Speech Sound Disorder After Ultrasound Biofeedback Speech Therapy.

Caroline Spencer, Jennifer Vannest, Jonathan L Preston, Edwin Maas, Erin Redle Sizemore, Tara McAllister, D H Whalen, Thomas Maloney, Suzanne Boyce

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Caroline SpencerDepartment of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences, Boston University, MA.ORCID 0000-0001-6209-9518
Jennifer VannestDepartment of Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of Cincinnati, OH.
Jonathan L PrestonDepartment of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Syracuse University, NY.ORCID 0000-0001-9971-6321
Edwin MaasDepartment of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA.ORCID 0000-0003-4452-2196
Erin Redle SizemoreDepartment of Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of Cincinnati, OH.
Tara McAllisterDepartment of Communicative Sciences and Disorders, New York University, NY.ORCID 0000-0003-2230-2897
D H WhalenProgram in Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences, City University of New York, NY.
Thomas MaloneyDepartment of Radiology, University of Cincinnati, OH.
Suzanne BoyceDepartment of Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of Cincinnati, OH.ORCID 0000-0003-2105-2486

Funding

Biofeedback-Enhanced Treatment for Speech Sound Disorder: Randomized Controlled Trial and Delineation of Sensorimotor SubtypesR01DC017476 · NIDCD · NEW YORK UNIVERSITY · PI Tara McAllister · 2019 to 2026
$5.3M
Improving clinical speech remediation with ultrasound technologyR01DC013668 · NIDCD · CUNY GRADUATE SCH AND UNIV CTR · PI BOYCE, SUZANNE ELIZABETH, WHALEN, DOUGLAS H · 2014 to 2018
$3.4M
Neural Mechanisms of Speech Production in Intervention for Residual Speech Sound DisordersF31DC017654 · NIDCD · UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI · PI SPENCER, CAROLINE · 2019 to 2020
$85k
NIDCD NIH HHS F31 DC017654NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC013668NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC017476
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeChildren with residual speech sound disorders (RSSD) have shown differences in neural function for speech production, as compared to their typical peers; however, information about how these differences may change over time and relative to speech therapy is needed. To address this gap, we used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to examine functional activation and connectivity on adaptations of the syllable repetition task (SRT-Early Sounds and SRT-Late Sounds) in children with RSSD before and after a speech therapy program.

methodSixteen children with RSSD completed an fMRI experiment before (Time 1) and after (Time 2) a speech therapy program with ultrasound visual feedback for /ɹ/ misarticulation. Progress in therapy was measured via perceptual ratings of productions of untreated /ɹ/ word probes. To control for practice effects and developmental change in patterns of activation and connectivity, 17 children with typical speech development (TD) completed the fMRI at Time 1 and Time 2. Functional activation was analyzed using a region-of-interest approach and functional connectivity was analyzed using a seed-to-voxel approach.

resultsChildren with RSSD showed a range of responses to therapy. After correcting for multiple comparisons, we did not observe any statistically significant cross-sectional differences or longitudinal changes in functional activation. A negative relationship between therapy effect size and functional activation in the left visual association cortex was on the SRT-Late Sounds after therapy, but it did not survive correction for multiple comparisons. Significant longitudinal changes in functional connectivity were observed for the RSSD group on SRT-Early Sounds and SRT-Late Sounds, as well as for the TD group on the SRT-Early Sounds. RSSD and TD groups showed connectivity differences near the left insula on the SRT-Late Sounds at Time 2.

conclusionRSSD and treatment with ultrasound visual feedback may thus be associated with neural differences in speech motor and visual association processes recruited for speech production.

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ApraxiasLanguage Development DisordersSpeech Sound DisorderStutteringBiofeedback, PsychologyChildCross-Sectional StudiesHumansSpeechSpeech Therapy

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PMID37524116
PMCPMC10558148

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