Analysis of speech production real-time MRI

V Ramanarayanan, S Tilsen, M Proctor, J Töger… - Computer Speech & …, 2018 - Elsevier
Recent advances in real-time magnetic resonance imaging (RT-MRI) have made it possible
to study the anatomy and dynamic motion of the vocal tract during speech production with …

Real-time magnetic resonance imaging reveals distinct vocal tract configurations during spontaneous and volitional laughter

M Belyk, C McGettigan - Philosophical Transactions of …, 2022 - royalsocietypublishing.org
A substantial body of acoustic and behavioural evidence points to the existence of two broad
categories of laughter in humans: spontaneous laughter that is emotionally genuine and …

Speech movement variability in people who stutter: a vocal tract magnetic resonance imaging study

CEE Wiltshire, M Chiew, J Chesters, MP Healy… - Journal of Speech …, 2021 - ASHA
Purpose People who stutter (PWS) have more unstable speech motor systems than people
who are typically fluent (PWTF). Here, we used real-time magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) …

Singers show enhanced performance and neural representation of vocal imitation

S Waters, E Kanber, N Lavan… - … of the Royal …, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Humans have a remarkable capacity to finely control the muscles of the larynx, via distinct
patterns of cortical topography and innervation that may underpin our sophisticated vocal …

The dynamic and task-dependent representational transformation between the motor and sensory systems during speech production

W Zhang, Y Liu, X Wang, X Tian - Cognitive Neuroscience, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The motor and sensory systems work collaboratively to fulfill cognitive tasks, such as
speech. For example, it has been hypothesized that neural signals generated in the motor …

[HTML][HTML] Reconstructing neural representations of tactile space

L Tamè, R Tucciarelli, R Sadibolova, MI Sereno… - Neuroimage, 2021 - Elsevier
Psychophysical experiments have demonstrated large and highly systematic perceptual
distortions of tactile space. Such a space can be referred to our experience of the spatial …

[HTML][HTML] Deep-learning-based segmentation of the vocal tract and articulators in real-time magnetic resonance images of speech

M Ruthven, ME Miquel, AP King - Computer Methods and Programs in …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Background and Objective Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging is increasingly used
in studies of speech as it enables non-invasive visualisation of the vocal tract and …

[HTML][HTML] A segmentation-informed deep learning framework to register dynamic two-dimensional magnetic resonance images of the vocal tract during speech

M Ruthven, ME Miquel, AP King - Biomedical Signal Processing and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective Dynamic magnetic resonance (MR) imaging enables visualisation of articulators
during speech. There is growing interest in quantifying articulator motion in two-dimensional …

Real-time speech MRI datasets with corresponding articulator ground-truth segmentations

M Ruthven, AM Peplinski, DM Adams, AP King… - Scientific Data, 2023 - nature.com
The use of real-time magnetic resonance imaging (rt-MRI) of speech is increasing in clinical
practice and speech science research. Analysis of such images often requires segmentation …

Speech kinematics and coordination measured with an MEG-compatible speech tracking system

I Anastasopoulou, P van Lieshout, DO Cheyne… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Articulography and functional neuroimaging are two major tools for studying the
neurobiology of speech production. Until recently, however, it has generally not been …