Intracranial electroencephalography (iEEG) is a state-of-the-art technique with fine spatial and temporal resolutions that are well suited for studying the neural dynamics of speech. This study proposes to assess speech production in patients who are undergoing iEEG recording to carry out clinical procedures for indications related to their medical condition. The research study team will investigate neural signals correlated with speech stopping using speech production and stopping tasks with visual cues. The research study team will compare effects on neural activity within each individual subject and identify common patterns of activity across subjects. The aims of this study seek to determine the role of the premotor network for stopping during naturalistic usage. This study will provide basic knowledge for the precise control of speech stopping and the control of speech timing in general, bridging the current speech production studies to real-world communication conditions, and help inspire new theories of speech motor control.
