Eichorn, Pirutinsky, Marton."Effects of different attention tasks on concurrent speech in adults who stutter and fluent controls."J Fluency Disord. 2019 Sep;61:105714. doi: 10.1016/j.jfludis.2019.105714. Epub 2019 Aug 21.
Effects of different attention tasks on concurrent speech in adults who stutter and fluent controls.
Mentions
Extended reach
Total likes
Video views
Mentions per month
Oct 2019 – Aug 2025Where it's discussed
-
YouTube2 videos
-
X / Twitter1 posts
AI synopsis
What people are saying
Discussions feature phrases like 'game changer' and 'promising approach,' reflecting excitement about how dividing attention might serve as a new method in stuttering treatments. The tone and choice of words emphasize both curiosity and optimism, with examples citing the study's relevance to clinical therapy and attention manipulations.
Most discussions indicate support for the findings, recognizing the potential for attention tasks to improve fluency in people who stutter.
Participants show high interest, with comments highlighting the novelty and clinical relevance of the research.
Posts delve into details such as the effects of dual tasks and potential treatments, indicating deep engagement.
Many believe these findings could lead to meaningful changes in therapeutic approaches, suggesting moderate impact.
Abstract in brief
- The study investigates how different attention tasks, like sustained attention and working memory, affect speech fluency in adults who stutter compared to fluent speakers, finding that both groups showed fewer disfluencies under dual task conditions.
- The reduction in stutter-like disfluencies occurred regardless of whether the secondary task involved attention or working memory, and these fluency improvements were not linked to changes in speech rate or language complexity.
- Results suggest that dividing attention can actually help improve speech fluency, indicating that simple attention manipulations might be useful in clinical treatments for stuttering.]
Top posts
Most liked on X and BlueskyAll mentions
Developmental Stuttering and Auditory Feedback Influence
Introduction to my theory of developmental stuttering. Focuses on how attention to auditory feedback affects speech fluency, highlighting the role of internal versus external attention and their impact on articulatory…
Understanding Stuttering Causes and Brain Error Signals Analysis
The idea that stuttering may be triggered by invalid error signals in the monitoring system in the brain has a long history. This video explores different hypotheses about the causes of such error signals, including…
Eichorn, Pirutinsky, Marton."Effects of different attention tasks on concurrent speech in adults who stutter and fluent controls."J Fluency Disord. 2019 Sep;61:105714. doi: 10.1016/j.jfludis.2019.105714. Epub 2019 Aug 21.
も