Effective Elicitation of Stuttering in Magnetic Resonance Imaging Data Collection Using a Suite of Connected Speech Tasks

Articulatory behaviors during moments of stuttering have been understudied, largely due to the technical difficulty of collecting such data. Tracking moving articulators during stuttering requires advanced instrumentation, and eliciting stuttering in a lab setting poses challenges for experimental design. To address these difficulties, we present a novel methodology that combines real-time vocal tract magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with a suite of connected speech tasks to elicit stuttering.