Neurological aspects of stuttering : summary overview of scientific findings

dc.contributor.authorWillemse, Naudine
dc.contributor.authorViljoen, Margaretha
dc.contributor.authorGovender, Catherine
dc.contributor.emailnwillems@medic.up.ac.zaen
dc.date.accessioned2007-07-12T13:46:06Z
dc.date.available2007-07-12T13:46:06Z
dc.date.issued2006-03
dc.description.abstractThe aim of this article is to provide a summary overview of some of the more important scientific evidence of neurological differences between stutterers and non-stutterers. Stuttering is a complex disorder of speech fluency, the aetiology of which is still largely unclear. Although most of the knowledge about stuttering has been derived from clinical observations, essential information obtained through laboratory research delineated some important neurological differences between people with a stuttering problem and people who do not stutter. These differences are identified in terms of neuroimaging, speech production processes and even in terms of auditory perception and feedback mechanisms. The development of new and improved neuroimaging techniques has greatly enhanced the potential to investigate neurological correlates of stuttering. Current knowledge is indicative of a complex neurological basis for stuttering. However, on the basis of current scientific evidence any currently held theory cannot be conclusively substantiated.en
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dc.identifier.citationWillemse, N, Viljoen, M & Govender, C 2006, 'Neurological aspects of stuttering : summary overview of scientific findings', Health SA Gesondheid, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 58-66. [http://www.uj.ac.za/healthsa]en
dc.identifier.issn1025-9848
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/3000
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherUniversity of Johannesburgen
dc.rightsUniversity of Johannesburgen
dc.subjectStutteringen
dc.subjectCerebral dominanceen
dc.subjectDelayed maturationen
dc.subjectHypo-activationen
dc.subjectHyper-activationen
dc.subject.lcshSpeech disordersen
dc.subject.lcshStutteringen
dc.subject.lcshNeurology -- Researchen
dc.subject.lcshDiagnostic imaging -- Patientsen
dc.titleNeurological aspects of stuttering : summary overview of scientific findingsen
dc.typeArticleen

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