Electroencephalographic Classification Reveals Atypical Speech Motor Planning in Stuttering Adults.

Purpose: This study explores speech motor planning in adults who stutter (AWS) and adults who do not stutter (ANS) by applying machine learning algorithms to electroencephalographic (EEG) signals. In this study, we developed a technique to holistically examine neural activity differences in speaking...

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Published in:Journal of Speech, Language & Hearing Research Vol. 67; no. 7; pp. 2053 - 2077
Main Authors: Kinahan, Sean P., Saidi, Pouria, Daliri, Ayoub, Liss, Julie, Berisha, Visar
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Published: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Jul2024
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          Kinahan, Sean P.
          Saidi, Pouria
          Daliri, Ayoub
          Liss, Julie
          Berisha, Visar
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          College of Health Solutions, Arizona State University, Tempe.
          School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence, Arizona State University, Tempe.
          School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe.
          Department of Speech and Hearing Science, Arizona State University, Tempe.
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        Motor ability
        Reading
        Speech
        Assistive technology
        Adults
        T-test (Statistics)
        Electroencephalography
        Stuttering
        Magnetic resonance imaging
        Mann Whitney U Test
        Support vector machines
        Artificial neural networks
        Machine learning
        Neuroradiology
        Speech therapy
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          Motor ability
          Reading
          Speech
          Assistive technology
          Adults
          Diagnostic Imaging Centers
          T-test (Statistics)
          Electroencephalography
          Stuttering
          Magnetic resonance imaging
          Mann Whitney U Test
          Support vector machines
          Artificial neural networks
          Machine learning
          Neuroradiology
          Speech therapy
      ab: Purpose: This study explores speech motor planning in adults who stutter (AWS) and adults who do not stutter (ANS) by applying machine learning algorithms to electroencephalographic (EEG) signals. In this study, we developed a technique to holistically examine neural activity differences in speaking and silent reading conditions across the entire cortical surface. This approach allows us to test the hypothesis that AWS will exhibit lower separability of the speech motor planning condition. Method: We used the silent reading condition as a control condition to isolate speech motor planning activity. We classified EEG signals from AWS and ANS individuals into speaking and silent reading categories using kernel support vector machines. We used relative complexities of the learned classifiers to compare speech motor planning discernibility for both classes. Results: AWS group classifiers require a more complex decision boundary to separate speech motor planning and silent reading classes. Conclusions: These findings indicate that the EEG signals associated with speech motor planning are less discernible in AWS, which may result from altered neuronal dynamics in AWS. Our results support the hypothesis that AWS exhibit lower inherent separability of the silent reading and speech motor planning conditions. Further investigation may identify and compare the features leveraged for speech motor classification in AWS and ANS. These observations may have clinical value for developing novel speech therapies or assistive devices for AWS.
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