MSU Researchers Use VR to Explore Changes in Speech and Autonomic Nervous System Activity

Researchers in the Developmental Speech Lab at Michigan State University are conducting studies using VR scenarios they have co-developed to explore how different simulated communication situations induce changes in speech and autonomic nervous system activity

The VR environments offer a realistic context, addressing the challenge that laboratory results often fail to capture real-life speech dynamics. Early sessions with control participants, children who do not stutter, recently began the VR scenarios - ushering in fresh excitement for the project that has been two years in the making.