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Attenuated connectivity in networks associated with self-paced movement control may underlie childhood stuttering

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Little is known about the aetiology of stuttering, which affects 1% of population and can have substantial psychosocial impact on the individual. Findings from an MRI study suggest that auditory–motor and basal ganglia–thalamocortical networks develop differently in children who stutter, providing important clues to the neural bases of stuttering.

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  1. Chang, S. E. & Zhu, D. C. Neural network connectivity differences in children who stutter. Brain doi:10.1093/brain/awt275

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Attenuated connectivity in networks associated with self-paced movement control may underlie childhood stuttering. Nat Rev Neurol 9, 660 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrneurol.2013.243

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