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.
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.
“Stuttering was once considered a psychological disorder," Jpoutsa said in a university news release. "However, with further research, it is now understood to be a brain disorder related to the regulation of speech production."In the study, Joutsa's group first focused on 20 adults who all developed a stutter after suffering a
There was also a "dose-response" effect noted: The greater the structural changes in the nodes, the greater the severity of the stuttering, the researchers found. The nodes that are crucial in this network are brain structures such as the putamen, amygdala and claustrum, all located deep within the brain, and the connections between them.
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