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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Speech Lang Hear Res. 2009 Dec;52(6):1595–1609. doi: 10.1044/1092-4388(2009/07-0283)

DIVA model.

DIVA model parameters
Name Default Value Description
αff 0.9 Contribution of feedforward command to total command; feedforward gain
αfb 0.1 Contribution of the feedback command; feedback gain
τMAr 5ms Transmission delay from motor cortex cell activity to physical movement of articulators
τArS 10ms Transmission delay from movement of articulators to feedback signals in somatosensory cortex
τArAu 25ms Transmission delay from movement of articulators to feedback signals in auditory cortex
τPM 5ms Transmission delay from premotor (speech sound map) to motor cortex
τPS 20ms Transmission delay from premotor to somatosensory cortex
τPAu 35ms Transmission delay from premotor to auditory cortex
τSM 5ms Transmission delay from somatosensory to motor cortex
τAuM 5ms Transmission delay from auditory to motor cortex
DIVA model equations

Equation Description

M(t)=M(0)+αff0tM˙ff(t)g(t)dt+αfb0tM˙fb(t)g(t)dt
Motor cortex position map
fb(t) = ΔAu(tτAuM)zAuM + ΔS(tτSM)zSM Feedback motor command
ff (t) = P(t)zPM (t) − M(t) Feedforward motor command
ΔAu(t) = Au(t) −P(tτPAu)zPAu (t) Auditory error map activity
ΔS(t) = S(t) − P(tτPS) zPS (t) Somatosensory error map activity
Au(t), S(t) Auditory and somatosensory state activity
zAuM, zSM Synaptic weights that transform auditory and somatosensory error into corrective motor velocities for a speech sound
zPM Synaptic weights encoding feedforward commands for a speech sound
zPAu, zPS Synaptic weights encoding auditory and somatosensory expectation for a speech sound
P(t)=1If sound is being produced or perceived0otherwise
Speech sound map activity
g(t) Go signal

αff and αfb were varied systematically in the simulation series. Further details concerning the parameters and equations can be found in Guenther et al. (2006).