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Sensory stimulation activates both motor and sensory components of the swallowing system by Lowell, Soren Y., Poletto, Christopher J., Knorr-Chung, Bethany R., Reynolds, Richard C., Simonyan, Kristina, Ludlow, Christy L.

“…Volitional swallowing in humans involves the coordination of both brainstem and cerebral swallowing control regions. Peripheral sensory inputs are necessary…”
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Human brain activation during phonation and exhalation: Common volitional control for two upper airway functions by Loucks, Torrey M.J., Poletto, Christopher J., Simonyan, Kristina, Reynolds, Catherine L., Ludlow, Christy L.

“…Phonation is defined as a laryngeal motor behavior used for speech production, which involves a highly specialized coordination of laryngeal and respiratory…”
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The effect of surface electrical stimulation on hyolaryngeal movement in normal individuals at rest and during swallowing by Humbert, Ianessa A, Poletto, Christopher J, Saxon, Keith G, Kearney, Pamela R, Crujido, Lisa, Wright-Harp, Wilhelmina, Payne, Joan, Jeffries, Neal, Sonies, Barbara C, Ludlow, Christy L

“…1 Laryngeal and Speech Section, National Institutes of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, Maryland; 2 Department of Communication Sciences and…”
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Functional neuroanatomy of human voluntary cough and sniff production by Simonyan, Kristina, Saad, Ziad S., Loucks, Torrey M.J., Poletto, Christopher J., Ludlow, Christy L.

“…Cough and sniff are both spontaneous respiratory behaviors that can be initiated voluntarily in humans. Disturbances of cough may be life threatening, while…”
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Laryngeal muscle responses to mechanical displacement of the thyroid cartilage in humans by Loucks, Torrey M. J, Poletto, Christopher J, Saxon, Keith G, Ludlow, Christy L

“…Laryngeal and Speech Section, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, Maryland Submitted 13 April 2004 ; accepted in final form 30…”
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Mucosal afferents mediate laryngeal adductor responses in the cat by Andreatta, Richard D, Mann, Eric A, Poletto, Christopher J, Ludlow, Christy L

“…Laryngeal and Speech Section, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892 Laryngeal…”
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Common neural substrates support speech and non-speech vocal tract gestures by Chang, Soo-Eun, Kenney, Mary Kay, Loucks, Torrey M J, Poletto, Christopher J, Ludlow, Christy L

“…The issue of whether speech is supported by the same neural substrates as non-speech vocal tract gestures has been contentious. In this fMRI study we tested…”
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The Effect of Surface Electrical Stimulation on Vocal Fold Position by Humbert, Ianessa A., Poletto, Christopher J., Saxon, Keith G., Kearney, Pamela R., Ludlow, Christy L.

“…Objectives/Hypothesis: Closure of the true and false vocal folds is a normal part of airway protection during swallowing. Individuals with reduced or delayed…”
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Correspondence between laryngeal vocal fold movement and muscle activity during speech and nonspeech gestures by Poletto, Christopher J, Verdun, Laura P, Strominger, Robert, Ludlow, Christy L

“…Laryngeal and Speech Section, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, Maryland 20892 Submitted 28 January 2004 ; accepted in final…”
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Suppression of Thyroarytenoid Muscle Responses during Repeated Air Pressure Stimulation of the Laryngeal Mucosa in Awake Humans by Kearney, Pamela Reed, Mann, Eric A., Poletto, Christopher J., Ludlow, Christy L.

“…Repeated stimulation of the laryngeal mucosa occurs during speech. Single stimuli, however, can elicit the laryngeal adductor response (LAR). Our hypothesis…”
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Coordinating voicing onset with articulation: a potential role for sensory cues in shaping phonological distinctions by Loucks, Torrey M J, Shosted, Ryan K, De Nil, Luc F, Poletto, Christopher J, King, Amie

“…In the typical speech of any language, voicing onset and offset are effortlessly coordinated with articulation as part of the intrinsic coordination of sound…”
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Elevating pain thresholds in humans using depolarizing prepulses by Poletto, C.J., Van Doren, C.L.

“…Electrocutaneous stimulation is a potentially useful communication tool for applications in virtual reality, sensory substitution, and sensory augmentation…”
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The Effect of Surface Electrical Stimulation on Hyo-Laryngeal Movement in Normal Individuals at Rest and During Swallowing by Humbert, Ianessa A., Poletto, Christopher J., Saxon, Keith G., Kearney, Pamela R., Crujido, Lisa, Wright-Harp, Wilhelmina, Payne, Joan, Jeffries, Neal, Sonies, Barbara C., Ludlow, Christy L.

“…Surface electrical stimulation is currently used in therapy for swallowing problems, although little is known about its physiological effects on neck muscles…”
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A high voltage, constant current stimulator for electrocutaneous stimulation through small electrodes by Poletto, C.J., Van Doren, C.L.

“…A high-voltage stimulator has been designed to allow transcutaneous stimulation of tactile fibers of the fingertip. The stimulator's output stage was based…”
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Correspondence between Laryngeal Vocal Fold Movement and Muscle Activity during Speech and Non-Speech Gestures by Poletto, Christopher J., Verdun, Laura P., Strominger, Robert, Ludlow, Christy L.

“…To better understand the role of each of the laryngeal muscles in producing vocal fold movement, activation of these muscles was correlated with laryngeal…”
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Suppression of Thyroarytenoid Muscle Responses During Repeated Air Pressure Stimulation of the Laryngeal Mucosa in Awake Humans: Thyroarytenoid Suppression by Air Pressure Stimuli by Kearney, Pamela Reed, Poletto, Christopher J., Mann, Eric A., Ludlow, Christy L.

“…Repeated stimulation of the laryngeal mucosa occurs during speech. Single stimuli, however, can elicit laryngeal adductor responses (LAR). Our hypothesis was…”
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Perceptual interactions between electrocutaneous loudness and pitch by Poletto, C.J., Van Doren, C.L.

“…The effect of dimensional interaction was investigated for the perceptual dimensions of electrocutaneous pitch and loudness. Stimuli were delivered…”
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