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Speech Entrainment To Improve Spontaneous Speech In Broca's Aphasia., Helga Thors
Speech Entrainment To Improve Spontaneous Speech In Broca's Aphasia., Helga Thors
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Speech entrainment, a treatment method that requires participants to mimic the speech of an audiovisual model in real time, has been shown to benefit individuals with non-fluent aphasia when they speak about trained topics. It is unclear if it improves spontaneous speech, which does not pertain to trained items, in the same way. In an effort to investigate this matter, the current study examined the effects of speech entrainment on spontaneous speech that does not relate to trained items, it also estimated effect sizes associated with improvements in speech production as a result of this treatment approach, and explored participant …