Speech production is a complex process by which abstract linguistic intentions are transformed into articulated speech. At its core, it involves the retrieval of lexical items from the mental lexicon ...

For over 150 years, neuroscientists have known that a small region in the left frontal lobe—Broca's area—plays a crucial role in speech production. Named after French physician Paul Broca, who ...

The American Speech Language Hearing Association (ASHA) states SLPs are experts in the areas of speech production, fluent timing, language form and content, cognitive-communication, voice and ...