Examining the Relationship Between Task-Switching and Speech Errors in Parkinson's Disease

• Published in: Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation Vol. 103; no. 12; p. e188
• Main Authors: Dayalu, Vikram, Hebert, Karen, Grabowski, Caryn, Cotton, Kelly, Patel, Sona
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Inc 01.12.2022
• Subjects: Cognitive Flexibility; Disfluency; Parkinson's Disease; Speech Errors; Task-Switching; Cognitive Flexibility; Disfluency; Speech Errors; Parkinson's Disease; Task-Switching

To establish the link between cognitive flexibility deficits and errors in speech production in Parkinson's disease (PD). A secondary goal is to show that this relationship exists despite the presentation of “normal” overall cognitive functioning on a standard screening test (Montreal Cognitive...