How stuttering develops: The multifactorial dynamic pathways theory

A Smith, C Weber - Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2017 - ASHA
Purpose We advanced a multifactorial, dynamic account of the complex, nonlinear
interactions of motor, linguistic, and emotional factors contributing to the development of …

Speech production as state feedback control

JF Houde, SS Nagarajan - Frontiers in human neuroscience, 2011 - frontiersin.org
Spoken language exists because of a remarkable neural process. Inside a speaker's brain,
an intended message gives rise to neural signals activating the muscles of the vocal tract …

White matter integrity, fiber count, and other fallacies: the do's and don'ts of diffusion MRI

DK Jones, TR Knösche, R Turner - Neuroimage, 2013 - Elsevier
Diffusion-weighted MRI (DW-MRI) has been increasingly used in imaging neuroscience
over the last decade. An early form of this technique, diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) was …

Involvement of the cortico-basal ganglia-thalamocortical loop in developmental stuttering

SE Chang, FH Guenther - Frontiers in Psychology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Stuttering is a complex neurodevelopmental disorder that has to date eluded a clear
explication of its pathophysiological bases. In this review, we utilize the Directions Into …

Neural network connectivity differences in children who stutter

SE Chang, DC Zhu - Brain, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Affecting 1% of the general population, stuttering impairs the normally effortless process of
speech production, which requires precise coordination of sequential movement occurring …

[HTML][HTML] A systematic literature review of neuroimaging research on developmental stuttering between 1995 and 2016

AC Etchell, O Civier, KJ Ballard, PF Sowman - Journal of fluency disorders, 2018 - Elsevier
Purpose Stuttering is a disorder that affects millions of people all over the world. Over the
past two decades, there has been a great deal of interest in investigating the neural basis of …

Functional and neuroanatomical bases of developmental stuttering: current insights

SE Chang, EO Garnett, A Etchell… - The …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Affecting 5% of all preschool-aged children and 1% of the general population,
developmental stuttering—also called childhood-onset fluency disorder—is a complex …

Computational modeling of stuttering caused by impairments in a basal ganglia thalamo-cortical circuit involved in syllable selection and initiation

O Civier, D Bullock, L Max, FH Guenther - Brain and language, 2013 - Elsevier
Atypical white-matter integrity and elevated dopamine levels have been reported for
individuals who stutter. We investigated how such abnormalities may lead to speech …

[HTML][HTML] Identify aberrant white matter microstructure in ASD, ADHD and other neurodevelopmental disorders: A meta-analysis of diffusion tensor imaging studies

Y Zhao, L Yang, G Gong, Q Cao, J Liu - Progress in Neuro …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) usually present overlapping
symptoms. Abnormal white matter (WM) microstructure has been found in these disorders …

Direct versus indirect treatment for preschool children who stutter: The RESTART randomized trial

C de Sonneville-Koedoot, E Stolk, T Rietveld… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Objective Stuttering is a common childhood disorder. There is limited high quality evidence
regarding options for best treatment. The aim of the study was to compare the effectiveness …