David B. Rosenfield, MD

David B. Rosenfield, M.D. Chair in Speech and Language in Neurology, Stanley H. Appel Department of Neurology
Professor of Neurology, Academic Institute
Full Member, Research Institute
Houston Methodist
Weill Cornell Medical College


Research Lab


drosenfield@houstonmethodist.org
Biography

David B. Rosenfield, M.D. directs the Speech and Language Center as well as the EMG and Motor Control Laboratory in the Houston Methodist Neurological Institute, Houston Methodist Hospital. As Professor of Neurology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, he is a practicing neurology clinician as well as a physician-scientist who investigates speech-motor disruption and music/sound processing of the brain. Dr. Rosenfield has an active neurology practice, has published numerous scientific articles on speech and language, and holds joint appointments at the Shepherd School of Music, Rice University and the Department of Communication Disorders, University of Houston. In addition, Dr. Rosenfield formerly wrote a book review column for several years, has published two medical-espionage novels, and co-authored a screen play to be featured at a film festival (in Austin) focusing on mental illness.

Description of Research

Dr. Rosenfield is engaged in basic, clinical, and translational research pertaining to how the brain processes speech-motor output. His laboratory focuses on stuttering and utilizes clinical and animal models pertaining to this disorder. He has been consistently funded by both the NIH and private agencies since 1982.

Areas Of Expertise

Neurology Stuttering Speech disorders Speech-motor control
Education & Training

Clinical Fellowship, Duke University Medical Center
MD, University of Illinois at Chicago
Residency, University of Iowa
Publications

Modulation of spontaneous motor unit potentials by a new motor cortical magnetic stimulation method in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Helekar, SA, Thonhoff, J, John, BS, Nguyen, L, Rosenfield, DB & Appel, SH 2022, , Journal of Neurology, vol. 269, no. 10, pp. 5487-5496. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-022-11214-8

Multifocal Noninvasive Magnetic Stimulation of the Primary Motor Cortex in Type 1 Myotonic Dystrophy -A Proof of Concept Pilot Study
Greene, E, Thonhoff, J, John, BS, Rosenfield, DB & Helekar, SA 2021, , Journal of neuromuscular diseases, vol. 8, no. 6, pp. 963-972. https://doi.org/10.3233/JND-210690

Multifocal Noninvasive Magnetic Stimulation of the Primary Motor Cortex in Type 1 Myotonic Dystrophy -A Proof of Concept Pilot Study
Greene, E, Thonhoff, J, John, BS, Rosenfield, DB & Helekar, SA 2021, , Journal of neuromuscular diseases, vol. 8, no. 6, pp. 963-972. https://doi.org/10.3233/JND-210690

Differential Activation and Functional Plasticity of Multimodal Areas Associated with Acquired Musical Skill
Srinivasan, N, Bishop, J, Yekovich, R, Rosenfield, DB & Helekar, SA 2020, , Neuroscience, vol. 446, pp. 294-303. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroscience.2020.08.013

Cortical perception
Rosenfield, DB 2018, , Annals of Neurology, vol. 83, no. 3, pp. 441-442. https://doi.org/10.1002/ana.25162

Fluency and Voice, Disorders of
Rosenfield, DB 2015, . in International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences: Second Edition. Elsevier, pp. 266-273. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-097086-8.54042-2

Stuttered birdsong
Helekar, S, Salgado-Commissariat, D, Rosenfield, DB & Voss, HU 2013, . in SA Helekar (ed.), Animal Models of Speech and Language Disorders. Springer New York, pp. 185-208. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-8400-4_7

Neurology of speech and language
Rosenfield, DB 2013, . in Animal Models of Speech and Language Disorders. Springer New York, pp. 3-12. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-8400-4_1

Neural anomaly and reorganization in speakers who stutter: A short-term intervention study
Rosenfield, DB 2013, , Neurology, vol. 80, no. 16, pp. 1538. https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0b013e31828fa475

Dysarthria, Dysfluency, and Dysphagia
Rosenfield, DB 2010, . in Neurology Secrets. Elsevier, pp. 261-268. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-05712-7.00016-7

Stuttering and Dysfluency
Rosenfield, DB 2008, . in Handbook of the Neuroscience of Language. Elsevier, pp. 309-318. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-008045352-1.00030-6

Physician-authored medical espionage: Who and why
Rosenfield, DB 2006, , Clinics in Dermatology, vol. 24, no. 2, pp. 143-145. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clindermatol.2005.05.001

Disorders of Fluency and Voice
Rosenfield, DB 2006, . in Encyclopedia of Language & Linguistics. Elsevier, pp. 700-707. https://doi.org/10.1016/B0-08-044854-2/04169-9

Nicotine-mediated plasticity in robust nucleus of the archistriatum of the adult zebra finch
Salgado-Commissariat, D, Rosenfield, DB & Helekar, S 2004, , Brain Research, vol. 1018, no. 1, pp. 97-105. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brainres.2004.05.051

Development and adult phase plasticity of syllable repetitions in the birdsong of captive zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata)
Helekar, S, Espino, GG, Botas, A & Rosenfield, DB 2003, , Behavioral Neuroscience, vol. 117, no. 5, pp. 939-951. https://doi.org/10.1037/0735-7044.117.5.939

Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) of a stutterer's brain during overt speech
Viswanath, NS, Karmonik, C, King, DE, Rosenfield, DB & Mawad, M 2003, , Journal of Neuroimaging, vol. 13, no. 3, pp. 280-281. https://doi.org/10.1177/1051228403013003015

Modulation of ?/a frequency profiles of slow auditory-evoked responses in the songbird zebra finch
Espino, GG, Lewis, C, Rosenfield, DB & Helekar, S 2003, , Neuroscience, vol. 122, no. 2, pp. 521-529. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0306-4522(03)00549-9

Neuroscience of stuttering [4]
Rosenfield, DB & Viswanath, NS 2002, , Science, vol. 295, no. 5557, pp. 973-974.

Anomalous anatomy of speech-language areas in adults with persistent developmental stuttering
Rosenfield, DB 2002, , Neurology, vol. 58, no. 2.

Do stutterers have different brains?
Rosenfield, DB 2001, , Neurology, vol. 57, no. 2, pp. 171-172. https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.57.2.171