Phonological working memory in developmental stuttering: Potential insights from the neurobiology of language and cognition

Journal of Fluency Disorders
Andrew BowersHeather L Ramsdell-Hudock

Abstract

The current review examines how neurobiological models of language and cognition could shed light on the role of phonological working memory (PWM) in developmental stuttering (DS). Toward that aim, we review Baddeley's influential multicomponent model of PWM and evidence for load-dependent differences between children and adults who stutter and typically fluent speakers in nonword repetition and dual-task paradigms. We suggest that, while nonword repetition and dual-task findings implicate processes related to PWM, it is unclear from behavioral studies alone what mechanisms are involved. To address how PWM could be related to speech output in DS, a third section reviews neurobiological models of language proposing that PWM is an emergent property of cyclic sensory and motor buffers in the dorsal stream critical for speech production. We propose that anomalous sensorimotor timing could potentially interrupt both fluent speech in DS and the emergent properties of PWM. To further address the role of attention and executive function in PWM and DS, we also review neurobiological models proposing that prefrontal cortex (PFC) and basal ganglia (BG) function to facilitate working memory under distracting conditions and neuroimaging evi...Continue Reading

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Dec 5, 2019·Frontiers in Human Neuroscience·Ranit SenguptaSazzad M Nasir
Jan 31, 2020·Frontiers in Human Neuroscience·David JensonTim Saltuklaroglu
Jan 15, 2021·Journal of Fluency Disorders·Mahmoud M ElsherifSteven Frisson

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