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QIF-T0118

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Cumulative speech degradation

Tier 5 — Theoretical (Modeled / Simulated)

Legacy status: THEORETICAL

Technique Details

Tactic
QIF-P.DS
Status
THEORETICAL
Bands
N7

Therapeutic Application

Progressive degradation of speech motor control through chronic low-level disruption of Broca's area or corticobulbar pathways, causing cumulative articulatory imprecision

Clinical Analog

rTMS of Broca's area for post-stroke aphasia rehabilitation

Treats

  • Broca's aphasia
  • post-stroke speech recovery
  • primary progressive aphasia

Neural Impact

1 of 7 neural bands affected

N7

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DSM-5-TR Diagnostic Mappings

Diagnostic category references for threat modeling, not diagnostic claims.

F80.2 Expressive Language Disorder F32.1 Major Depressive Episode, Moderate F40.10 Social Phobia

Pathway: N4 (Broca's area) → N2 (corticobulbar tract) → N1 (cranial motor nuclei) — progressive speech degradation

Following Poldrack (2006), brain region disruption does not uniquely predict psychiatric outcomes.

Scoring

NISS v1.1 NISS:1.1/BI:L/CR:N/CD:H/CV:E/RV:P/NP:P
5.4Medium
BICRCDCVRVNP
 

Governance

Neurorights at Risk

This technique threatens 3 of the 4 proposed neurorights (Ienca & Andorno, 2017).

Consent Complexity
0.72 / 4.0

FDORA §3305 Compliance

Non-Cyber Device (missing: software)
Regulatory Coverage
0.1 / 1.0
524B Requirements
TM VA PM
Regulatory Gaps
  • ! CVSS cannot express neural-specific impacts
  • ! Threat not yet in regulatory threat catalogs

Population Vulnerability

CRB vulnerability adjustment (γ=0.30) accounts for age, diagnosis severity, consent capacity, and device dependency.

Population NISS Base Adjusted Severity Delta
Adult (Default) 5.4 5.4 Medium -
Child (10yr) + ADHD 5.4 6.4 Medium +0.95
Adult with ALS 5.4 6.3 Medium +0.87

Validation Status

Theoretical / Not yet validated. This technique has not been independently tested. See the validation dashboard for what has been tested.

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