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. 1978 Sep;21(3):538-62.
doi: 10.1044/jshr.2103.538.

Laryngeal muscle activity during stuttering

F J Freeman, T Ushijima

Laryngeal muscle activity during stuttering

F J Freeman et al. J Speech Hear Res. 1978 Sep.

Abstract

Laryngeal muscle activity during fluent and stuttered utterances was investigated via electromyography. Analysis revealed that stuttering was accompanied by high levels of laryngeal muscle activity and disruption of normal reciprocity between abductor and adductor muscle groups. Results are interpreted as demonstrating the existence of a laryngeal component in stuttering and showing a strong correlation between abnormal laryngeal muscle activity and moments of stuttering.

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