The impact of speech rhythm and rate on comprehension in aphasia
The comprehension network in PWA interacts differently with speech rhythm. Rhythmical speech may support acoustic speech tracking by enhancing predictability and ameliorate the detrimental impact of atypical rhythm on linguistic cues. Alternatively, reduced temporal prediction in aphasia may limit the impact of deviation from natural temporal structure. Reduction of speech rate below the typical range may not benefit comprehension in PWA.
Authors
- Emily Upton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4856-5433)
- Matthew H. Davis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2239-0778)
- Holly Robson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5391-0046)
- Alexander Leff (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0831-3541)
- Harriet Thomasson
Institutions
- MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit (GB)
- University of Cambridge (GB)
- Language Science (South Korea) (KR)
- National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (GB)
- University College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cortex
- Published
- 2024-10-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cortex.2024.09.006
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.34
Funders
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- Medical Research Council