2020
Effects of Ultrasound Familiarization on Production and Perception of Nonnative Contrasts
Roon K, Kang J, Whalen D. Effects of Ultrasound Familiarization on Production and Perception of Nonnative Contrasts. Phonetica 2020, 77: 350-393. PMID: 32008006, PMCID: PMC9188028, DOI: 10.1159/000505298.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUltrasound familiarityNonnative speech soundsPresence of palatalizationClasses of soundsPalatal consonantsWord-finalNonnative contrastsRussian consonantsFamiliarizing learnersLearner groupsSpeech soundsNaive learnersLearnersUltrasound learnersNovel contextsConsonantsFamiliarityContextSoundPostfamiliarizationDiscrimination taskDiscrimination trainingTongueTaskPerception
2019
Remediating Residual Rhotic Errors With Traditional and Ultrasound-Enhanced Treatment: A Single-Case Experimental Study.
Preston J, McAllister T, Phillips E, Boyce S, Tiede M, Kim J, Whalen D. Remediating Residual Rhotic Errors With Traditional and Ultrasound-Enhanced Treatment: A Single-Case Experimental Study. American Journal Of Speech-Language Pathology 2019, 28: 1167-1183. PMID: 31170355, PMCID: PMC6802922, DOI: 10.1044/2019_ajslp-18-0261.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUltrasound visual feedbackSingle-case experimental studySpeech sound learningTreatment orderResidual rhotic errorsGroup-level studiesUntreated wordsStages of learningGroup-level comparisonsSound learningRhotic errorsNaive listenersTraditional treatmentTreatment conditionsTreatment responseAged 9SessionsVocalizationsIndividual variationMonitor progressVisual feedbackChildrenReverse treatment orderParticipants
2018
Tongue shapes for rhotics in school-age children with and without residual speech errors
Preston J, McCabe P, Tiede M, Whalen D. Tongue shapes for rhotics in school-age children with and without residual speech errors. Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics 2018, 33: 334-348. PMID: 30199271, PMCID: PMC6409154, DOI: 10.1080/02699206.2018.1517190.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTreatment for Residual Rhotic Errors With High- and Low-Frequency Ultrasound Visual Feedback: A Single-Case Experimental Design
Preston J, McAllister T, Phillips E, Boyce S, Tiede M, Kim J, Whalen D. Treatment for Residual Rhotic Errors With High- and Low-Frequency Ultrasound Visual Feedback: A Single-Case Experimental Design. Journal Of Speech Language And Hearing Research 2018, 61: 1-18. PMID: 30073249, PMCID: PMC6198924, DOI: 10.1044/2018_jslhr-s-17-0441.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUltrasound visual feedbackVisual feedbackMultiple-baseline across-subjects designResidual speech errorsSpeech sound learningSpeech therapyTreatment orderAcross-subjects designTreatment conditionsResidual rhotic errorsConsistent with empirical workGroup-level analysisUntreated wordsSpeech errorsSound learningMeasure generalizationRhotic errorsSpeech targetsHF-LFTreatment phaseParticipantsSpeechLF conditionsLF-HFEmpirical work
2016
Recurrence Quantification Analysis of Sentence-Level Speech Kinematics
Jackson E, Tiede M, Riley M, Whalen D. Recurrence Quantification Analysis of Sentence-Level Speech Kinematics. Journal Of Speech Language And Hearing Research 2016, 59: 1315-1326. PMID: 27824987, PMCID: PMC5399759, DOI: 10.1044/2016_jslhr-s-16-0008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe Impact of Social–Cognitive Stress on Speech Variability, Determinism, and Stability in Adults Who Do and Do Not Stutter
Jackson E, Tiede M, Beal D, Whalen D. The Impact of Social–Cognitive Stress on Speech Variability, Determinism, and Stability in Adults Who Do and Do Not Stutter. Journal Of Speech Language And Hearing Research 2016, 59: 1295-1314. PMID: 27936276, PMCID: PMC5399758, DOI: 10.1044/2016_jslhr-s-16-0145.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIndexing head movement during speech production using optical markers
Roon K, Dawson K, Tiede M, Whalen D. Indexing head movement during speech production using optical markers. The Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America 2016, 139: el167-el171. PMID: 27250203, PMCID: PMC5392071, DOI: 10.1121/1.4951030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchComparing measurement errors for formants in synthetic and natural vowelsa)
Shadle C, Nam H, Whalen D. Comparing measurement errors for formants in synthetic and natural vowelsa). The Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America 2016, 139: 713-727. PMID: 26936555, PMCID: PMC4752539, DOI: 10.1121/1.4940665.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Responses of adults who stutter to the anticipation of stuttering
Jackson E, Yaruss J, Quesal R, Terranova V, Whalen D. Responses of adults who stutter to the anticipation of stuttering. Journal Of Fluency Disorders 2015, 45: 38-51. PMID: 26065618, PMCID: PMC4728710, DOI: 10.1016/j.jfludis.2015.05.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnticipation of stutteringResponses to anticipationSpeech production processSelf-report evidenceAnalysis of written responsesMeasuring anticipationStuttering severityStuttering behaviorRating ScaleStutteringSelf-management strategiesLikert rating scaleTreatment historyResponses of adultsAnticipationAdultsParticipantsPeople
2013
Hearing tongue loops: Perceptual sensitivity to acoustic signatures of articulatory dynamics
Nam H, Mooshammer C, Iskarous K, Whalen D. Hearing tongue loops: Perceptual sensitivity to acoustic signatures of articulatory dynamics. The Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America 2013, 134: 3808-3817. PMID: 24180790, PMCID: PMC3829900, DOI: 10.1121/1.4824161.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe coarticulation/invariance scale: Mutual information as a measure of coarticulation resistance, motor synergy, and articulatory invariance
Iskarous K, Mooshammer C, Hoole P, Recasens D, Shadle C, Saltzman E, Whalen D. The coarticulation/invariance scale: Mutual information as a measure of coarticulation resistance, motor synergy, and articulatory invariance. The Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America 2013, 134: 1271-1282. PMID: 23927125, PMCID: PMC3745479, DOI: 10.1121/1.4812855.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpeech productionTheory of speech productionTheories of coarticulationPhysical information flowCoarticulation resistancePhonological unitsSpeech researchArticulatory signalsAmount of physical informationCoarticulationSpeech perceptionSpeechCentral conceptsQuantitative scaleMutual informationEnglishConcept of mutual informationLanguageCatalanMutual information measurePerceptionScaleTheorizingInformation sharing
2010
Identification of speaker sex from one vowel across a range of fundamental frequencies
Honorof D, Whalen D. Identification of speaker sex from one vowel across a range of fundamental frequencies. The Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America 2010, 128: 3095-3104. PMID: 21110605, PMCID: PMC3003729, DOI: 10.1121/1.3488347.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPerception of articulatory dynamics from acoustic signatures
Iskarous K, Nam H, Whalen D. Perception of articulatory dynamics from acoustic signatures. The Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America 2010, 127: 3717-3728. PMID: 20550270, PMCID: PMC2896413, DOI: 10.1121/1.3409485.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTongue dorsumObserved acoustic dataVowel sequencesPivot patternArticulatory synthesisArticulatory dynamicsPerceptual patternsArticulatory trajectoriesAcoustic measurementsPerception taskTongueAcoustic dataAcoustic propertiesTask resultsVowelsSpeakersTongue motionPerceptionPivotDiscrimination results
2007
Representation of harmonic frequencies in auditory memory: A mismatch negativity study
Zion‐Golumbic E, Deouell L, Whalen D, Bentin S. Representation of harmonic frequencies in auditory memory: A mismatch negativity study. Psychophysiology 2007, 44: 671-679. PMID: 17608799, DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8986.2007.00554.x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2006
Phonetic processing areas revealed by sinewave speech and acoustically similar non-speech
Benson R, Richardson M, Whalen D, Lai S. Phonetic processing areas revealed by sinewave speech and acoustically similar non-speech. NeuroImage 2006, 31: 342-353. PMID: 16530428, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2005.11.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain regionsBilateral superior temporal sulcusSinewave speechPhonetic areaLeft angular gyrusAuditory object recognitionSuperior temporal sulcusObject recognitionDissociation of speechNonspeech processingAngular gyrusSinewave tonesNeural substratesTemporal sulcusWord deafnessObject processingNonspeech stimuliSpeech perceptionPhonetic effectsNon-auditory areasNon-speechAuditory stimuliAcoustic differencesBaseline conditionsCortical levelDifferentiation of speech and nonspeech processing within primary auditory cortexa)
Whalen DH, Benson RR, Richardson M, Swainson B, Clark VP, Lai S, Mencl WE, Fulbright RK, Constable RT, Liberman AM. Differentiation of speech and nonspeech processing within primary auditory cortexa). The Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America 2006, 119: 575-581. PMID: 16454311, DOI: 10.1121/1.2139627.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly cortical levelsPrimary auditory cortexHeschl's gyrusDifferent brain activation patternsAssociation cortexBrain activation patternsFunctional magnetic resonanceAuditory association cortexCortical levelNonspeech processingSpeech perceptionSpeech stimuliNonspeechSpeech systemAuditory cortexActivation patternsSpeechCortexGyrusLevel of complexitySpecialized systemsStimuliPerceptionSeparate sourcesDifferent levels
2005
Perception of pitch location within a speaker’s F0 range
Honorof D, Whalen D. Perception of pitch location within a speaker’s F0 range. The Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America 2005, 117: 2193-2200. PMID: 15898660, DOI: 10.1121/1.1841751.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2004
Vowel Production and Perception: Hyperarticulation without a Hyperspace Effect
Whalen D, Magen H, Pouplier M, Kang A, Iskarous K. Vowel Production and Perception: Hyperarticulation without a Hyperspace Effect. Language And Speech 2004, 47: 155-174. PMID: 15581190, DOI: 10.1177/00238309040470020301.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCalifornia EnglishFront vowelsVowel targetsHyperspace effectVowel perceptionVowel productionSpeech soundsHigher F1VowelsSpeakersSpeaker spaceVocal tractOwn productsSpeechPerceptual spaceHyperarticulationDialectEnglishIndividual perceptionsPerceptionListenersFlemmingIndividualsJohnsonHypothesis
2003
Posterior Pharyngeal Wall Position in the Production of Speech
Magen H, Kang A, Tiede M, Whalen D. Posterior Pharyngeal Wall Position in the Production of Speech. Journal Of Speech Language And Hearing Research 2003, 46: 241-251. PMID: 12647902, DOI: 10.1044/1092-4388(2003/019).Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClasses of speech soundsProduction of speechAnterior pharyngeal wallVowel qualityMidsagittal widthVocal cavitySpeech soundsIsolated wordsSpeech variabilitySpeechVowelsUpper oropharynxMidsagittal magnetic resonance imagesConsonantsEnglishSentencesWordsJapanesePosterior pharyngeal wallSoundPharyngeal wall
2002
A Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study of Language Processing and Its Cognitive Correlates in Prematurely Born Children
Peterson BS, Vohr B, Kane MJ, Whalen DH, Schneider KC, Katz KH, Zhang H, Duncan CC, Makuch R, Gore JC, Ment LR. A Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study of Language Processing and Its Cognitive Correlates in Prematurely Born Children. Pediatrics 2002, 110: 1153-1162. PMID: 12456913, DOI: 10.1542/peds.110.6.1153.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLanguage comprehension taskFunctional magnetic resonance imagingBrain activityLanguage comprehensionComprehension taskPreterm childrenIQ scoresFunctional magnetic resonance imaging studyLower verbal IQ scoresProcessing tasksSemantic processing taskAbnormal neural processingVerbal IQ scoresPoor language comprehensionCommunity control childrenMagnetic resonance imaging studyCognitive correlatesResonance imaging studySemantic processingNeural processingScanning taskFMRI scansLanguage processingControl childrenBrain structures