Developmental stuttering and the role of the supplementary motor cortex

P Busan - Journal of fluency disorders, 2020 - Elsevier
Developmental stuttering is a frequent neurodevelopmental disorder with a complex
neurobiological basis. Robust neural markers of stuttering include imbalanced activity of …

Speech fluency improvement in developmental stuttering using non-invasive brain stimulation: insights from available evidence

P Busan, B Moret, F Masina, G Del Ben… - Frontiers in human …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Developmental stuttering (DS) is a disturbance of the normal rhythm of speech that may be
interpreted as very debilitating in the most affected cases. Interventions for DS are …

Stuttering as a matter of delay in neural activation: a combined TMS/EEG study

P Busan, G Del Ben, LR Russo, S Bernardini… - Clinical …, 2019 - Elsevier
Objective Brain dynamics in developmental stuttering (DS) are not well understood. The
supplementary motor area (SMA) plays a crucial role, since it communicates with regions …

A fNIRS investigation of speech planning and execution in adults who stutter

ES Jackson, S Wijeakumar, DS Beal, B Brown… - Neuroscience, 2019 - Elsevier
Our study aimed to determine the neural correlates of speech planning and execution in
adults who stutter (AWS). Fifteen AWS and 15 controls (CON) completed two tasks that …

Frontal aslant tract in the non-dominant hemisphere: A systematic review of anatomy, functions, and surgical applications

C Gallet, A Clavreul, F Bernard, P Menei… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Knowledge of both the spatial organization and functions of white-matter fiber tracts is
steadily increasing. We report here the anatomy and functions of the frontal aslant tract (FAT) …

White matter connectivity in neonates at risk of stuttering: Preliminary data

A Packman, M Onslow, J Lagopoulos, ZY Shan… - Neuroscience …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Developmental stuttering is thought to be underpinned by structural
impairments in the brain. The only way to support the claim that these are causal is to …

[HTML][HTML] The unique role of the frontal aslant tract in speech and language processing

AJ Zhong, JV Baldo, NF Dronkers, MV Ivanova - NeuroImage: Clinical, 2022 - Elsevier
The frontal aslant tract (FAT) is a recently described intralobar tract that connects the
superior and inferior frontal gyri. The FAT has been implicated in various speech and …

Stuttering and gray matter morphometry: A population-based neuroimaging study in young children

SPC Koenraads, H El Marroun, RL Muetzel… - Brain and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Stuttering is a developmental speech disorder originating in early childhood. We aimed to
replicate the association of stuttering and structural morphometry using a large, population …

Resting-state connectivity reveals a role for sensorimotor systems in vocal emotional processing in children

AI Correia, P Branco, M Martins, AM Reis, N Martins… - NeuroImage, 2019 - Elsevier
Voices are a primary source of emotional information in everyday interactions. Being able to
process non-verbal vocal emotional cues, namely those embedded in speech prosody …

Atypical development of Broca's area in a large family with inherited stuttering

DGY Thompson-Lake, TS Scerri, S Block, SJ Turner… - Brain, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Developmental stuttering is a condition of speech dysfluency, characterized by pauses,
blocks, prolongations and sound or syllable repetitions. It affects around 1% of the …