Effects of verbal tasks with varying difficulty on real-time respiratory airflow during speech generation in healthy young adults.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Respiratory function is linked to sensory, affective, and cognitive processes and it is affected by environmental constraints such as cognitive demands. It is suggested that specific cognitive processes, such as working memory or executive functioning, may impact breathing. In turn, various lines of research have suggested a link between peak expiratory airflow (PEF) and cognitive function. However, there is scarce experimental support to the above assertions, especially regarding spoken language. Therefore, the present investigation aims to evaluate whether breathing varies as a function of performing verbal naming tasks with different difficulty levels.

Methods

Thirty healthy young adults, (age M = 25.37 years), participated in the study. Participants were

SUBMITTER: Gullsvag M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10309038 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature