Speech disfluency
2 papers4 findings
- Humans2
Upstream
1Executive function
no changein humans1
1 study
Executive function
no changein humans1
Executive function has no effect on speech disfluency in humans.
“relationships between EF, age, and disfluencies did not survive corrections for multiple comparisons suggesting a minimal influence of EF on disfluencies in this sample.”
Humansafter correction for multiple comparisonsn = 272
Age and Discourse Task Independently Influence Disfluency Production
Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR2 Sep 2026
Associations
2Executive function
downin humans1
1 study
Executive function
downin humans1
Speech disfluency predicts executive function in humans.
“Study 2 confirms that speech disfluencies can explain individual differences in EF not only for adults above the age of 65 years but also across the adult lifespan.”
Humanshealthy adults across the adult lifespann = 174
Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR7 Nov 2025
Speech disfluency is associated with executive function in humans.
“older adults' word-finding difficulties, measured as speech disfluencies, showed significant associations with EF.”
Humanshealthy older adultsn = 67
Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR7 Nov 2025
Homo sapiens
upin humans1
1 study
Homo sapiens
upin humans1
Homo sapiens are associated with speech disfluency in humans.
“Overall, older adults produced more repetitions, revisions, and unfilled pauses.”
Humansolder adultsn = 272
Age and Discourse Task Independently Influence Disfluency Production
Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR2 Sep 2026