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Withholding planned speech is reflected in synchronized beta-band oscillations

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Piai, Vitória, Roelofs, Ardi, Rommers, Joost, Dahlslätt, Kristoffer, Maris, Eric·2015·Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
DOI 10.3389/fnhum.2015.00549PMC PMC4601260
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When engaged in a conversation, speakers sometimes have to withhold a planned response, for example, before it is their turn to speak. In the present study, using magnetoencephalography (MEG) outside of a conversational setting, we investigate the oscillatory brain mechanisms involved in the process of withholding a planned verbal response until it is time to speak. Our participants viewed a sequence of four random consonant strings and one pseudoword, which they had to pronounce when the fifth string (the imperative stimulus) was presented. The pseudoword appeared either as the fourth or fifth stimulus in the sequence, creating two conditions. In the withhold condition, the pseudoword was the fourth string and the verbal response was withheld until the imperative stimulus was presented. In the control condition, the fifth string was the pseudoword, so no response was withheld. We compared oscillatory responses to the withhold relative to the control condition in the time period preceding speech. Alpha-beta power (8-30 Hz) decreased over occipital sensors in the withhold condition relative to the control condition. Source-level analysis indicated a posterior source (i.e., occipital cortex) associated with the alpha-beta power decreases. This occipital alpha-beta desynchronization likely reflects attentional allocation to the upcoming imperative stimulus. Moreover, beta (12-20 Hz) power increased over frontal sensors. Source-level analysis indicated a frontal source (i.e., middle and superior frontal gyri) associated with the beta-power increases. We interpret the frontal beta synchronization to reflect a mechanism aiding the maintenance of the current motor or cognitive state. Our results provide a window into a possible oscillatory mechanism implementing the ability of speakers to withhold a planned verbal response until they have to speak.

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  • Delayed naming tasks have shown that speakers can generate speech plans internally, retain them in working memory, and produce them upon presentation of a response cue.

    “This proposal is consistent with a large body of experimental work using delayed naming tasks, which has shown that speakers can indeed generate speech plans internally, retain them in working memory, and produce them upon presentation of a response cue”

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  • Latencies to produce prepared utterances are much shorter than those observed for utterances not planned ahead of time.

    “The latencies to produce prepared utterances are much shorter than those observed for utterances not planned ahead of time.”

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Piai, V., Roelofs, A., Rommers, J., Dahlslätt, K., & Maris, E.
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  • Radboud University Nijmegen (NL)
  • University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (US)
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Piai, Vitória
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Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
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Frontiers Media SA
Published
2015-10-12
Volume
9
Pages
549-549
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1662-5161 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.3389/fnhum.2015.00549
PMC
PMC4601260
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Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (446-13-009, 400-09-138)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Action Observation and Synchronization
Keywords
beta oscillations, occipital cortex, attention allocation, speech production

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