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·May 28, 2024·5 min read

Stuttering Linked to Specific Brain Network

A new study has identified a common brain network responsible for stuttering, regardless of its cause. Researchers found that strokes causing stuttering and developmental stuttering both affect the same brain areas.

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·October 23, 2022·4 min read

Social Robots Have Potential to Supplement Stuttering Treatment

Social interaction robots show promise in helping those who stutter to improve their speech fluency and communication confidence.

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·February 5, 2022·4 min read

Stammering May Be Linked With Anxiety in Some Children and Adolescents

Rates of anxiety are higher in children and adolescents who stammer and stutter, a new study reports.

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·October 9, 2021·4 min read

Adults Who Stutter Don’t Stutter When They’re Alone

When alone, people who stutter tend not to be more fluent when talking. Researchers say the perception of being heard plays a key role in stuttering.

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·February 12, 2021·6 min read

Astrocytes May Be Linked to Stuttering

Astrocytes in the striatum appear to play a critical role in stuttering. Researchers found treatment with risperidone helped reduce stuttering by increasing the metabolism of striatal astrocytes.

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·February 3, 2020·3 min read

Scanning the brain to understand stuttering

Neuroimaging data sheds light on the brain networks used to produce speech. The findings could help in the development of new treatments for those with speech disorders.

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·August 19, 2019·6 min read

Study identifies type of brain cell involved in stuttering

In mice genetically engineered to carry human stuttering mutations, vocalization defects are derived from abnormalities in astrocytes in the corpus callosum.

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·December 12, 2017·4 min read

Stuttering: Stop Signals in the Brain Disturb Speech Flow

Hyperactivity in the right hemisphere is stronger in people who stutter or have similar speech disorders than in those without speech problems, researchers report.

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·January 4, 2017·4 min read

Stuttering Linked to Reduced Blood Flow in Brain Area Associated With Language

Cerebral blood flow is reduced in the Broca's area of people who stutter, researchers report. Additionally, the more severely a person stutters, the less blood flows to this area of the brain.

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·November 23, 2016·3 min read

Stuttering Related to Brain Circuits that Control Speech Production

Researchers discover neuro-metabolite alterations across the brain, linking stuttering to changes in brain circuits that control speech production and circuits that support attention and emotion.

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·April 14, 2016·5 min read

New Insights Into Stuttering

A new study using mice with the genetic defect for a human speech disorder could help researchers better understand the molecular and neurological basis for stuttering.