Sensorimotor Integration in Patients with Voice Disorders

What is it about?

In recent years, research has determined that impaired sensorimotor integration is a contributor to the formation of voice symptoms and voice disorders. A scoping review is undertaken to explore the current state of scientific research regarding behavioral examinations of sensorimotor integration impairments in patients.

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Photo by Kane Reinholdtsen on Unsplash

Photo by Kane Reinholdtsen on Unsplash

Why is it important?

Sensorimotor integration in the context of voice disorders is an important consideration in understanding how different sensory streams operate in healthy voice production, and how sensory feedback can be optimized in clinical treatments of voice disorders. The present scoping review reveals that behavioral research has focused primarily on auditory-motor integration paradigms, and this supports the possibility of a disconnect between these behavioral studies and existing theoretical conceptualizations of vocal motor control.