Abstract
Using motor control systems analysis and a reductionist approach, we provide a unified model of stuttering. This model views stuttering as a momentary instability in a complex multiloop control system. The model predicts the temporal conditions under which this instability will occur. Furthermore, these temporal conditions account for the efficacy of fluency-evoking maneuvers, therapy, and the variability of speech output in stutterers.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 399-427 |
| Number of pages | 29 |
| Journal | Journal of Fluency Disorders |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Dec 1989 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
- Language and Linguistics
- Linguistics and Language
- Cognitive Neuroscience
- Speech and Hearing
- LPN and LVN