Changes in Intermuscular Coherence as a Function of Age and Phase of Speech Production During an Overt Reading Task

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Alesha Reed University of Alberta

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Jacqueline Cummine University of Alberta

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Neesha Bhat University of Alberta

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Shivraj Jhala University of Alberta

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Reyhaneh Bakhtiari University of Alberta

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Carol A. Boliek University of Alberta

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DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1123/mc.2020-0003
Keywords:
aging; motor planning; neuromuscular control; speech
First Published Online:
08 Mar 2021
In Print:
Volume 25: Issue 2
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295–314
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Purpose: The authors evaluated changes in intermuscular coherence (IMC) of orofacial and speech breathing muscles across phase of speech production in healthy younger and older adults. Method: Sixty adults (30 younger = M: 26.97 year; 30 older = M: 66.37 year) read aloud a list of 40 words. IMC was evaluated across phase: preparation (300 ms before speech onset), initiation (300 ms after onset), and total execution (entire word). Results: Orofacial IMC was lowest in the initiation, higher in preparation, and highest for the total execution phase. Chest wall IMC was lowest for the preparation and initiation and highest for the total execution phase. Despite age-related differences in accuracy, neuromuscular modulation for phase was similar between groups. Conclusion: These results expand our knowledge of speech motor control by demonstrating that IMC is sensitive to phase of speech planning and production.

Reed, Cummine, Bhat, Jhala, Bakhtiari, and Boliek are with the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Cummine and Boliek are also with the Neuroscience and Mental Health Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Jhala is also with the Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

Reed (alesha@ualberta.ca) is corresponding author.

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