Lesions to the posterior insular cortex cause dysarthria

Jul 22

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Conclusions:  Owing to the known extensive spectrum of cortical and subcortical somatosensory and motor connections, it seems that the IC might be one region involved in the generation of speech motor execution.

from the European Journal of Neurology

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