Developmental stuttering is a complex neurodevelopmental disorder that typically emerges in early childhood, affecting approximately 5–8% of preschoolers, with around 1% of cases persisting into ...

The majority of children who stutter will spontaneously recover from it without intervention, but some 20% of people do not. fizkes/iStock via Getty Images Plus What comes to mind when you think of ...

The Guenther Lab, a neuroscience lab researching speech movement at Boston University, published a scientific paper late last semester connecting stutters with a malfunction in the brain’s initiation ...

What comes to mind when you think of someone who stutters? Is that person male or female? Are they weak and nervous, or powerful and heroic? If you have a choice, would you like to marry them, ...

More than 2.5 million Americans have a chronic condition arising in early childhood that can negatively impact their education, job performance and employability well into adulthood. There is no known ...

Stuttering is a speech disorder that affects millions of people worldwide, causing disruptions in the flow of speech. For those who stutter, communicating can be a significant challenge, often leading ...

Grace Thomas, an undergraduate research assistant, dons the virtual reality headset during a demonstration of the lab's research methods in the Communication Arts and Sciences building on Michigan ...

Stuttering is a neurological condition, not a psychological one, and scientists in Finland now believe they've found the disrupted network in the brain that may cause it. "These findings explain ...

Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has previously worked in the fields of psychedelic neuroscience and mental health. Benjamin holds a Master's degree ...

Researchers describe a 'genetic architecture' for developmental stuttering and report the discovery of new genetic variations associated with the condition. More than 2.5 million Americans have a ...

Approximately five to ten percent of children will stutter for some period of time in their life, with 75% eventually recovering and the other 25% persisting, leading to a potentially lifelong ...