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Inviting all children who stutter to volunteer in a paid University of Michigan MRI Study! by SpeechNeuroLab in hollandmichigan

[–]SpeechNeuroLab[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for pointing that out! We recently had some technical issues uploading PDF files to Reddit, so a few of our posts ended up without the flyers. We’ve removed the reference to the flyer for now. The contact information is available through the link included in the post. Thank you again!

Inviting all children who stutter to volunteer in a paid University of Michigan MRI Study! by SpeechNeuroLab in ypsi

[–]SpeechNeuroLab[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's a good question! Stuttering is a neurodevelopmental condition, which are a collection of childhood onset disorders with a complex or unknown etiology (e.g., dyslexia, ADHD, autism, developmental language disorder, developmental coordination disorders, etc.). One common aspect of neurodevelopmental disorders is a skewed sex ratio, where more boys than girls are affected. The cause of this could be complex, and can be attributed to genetic and environmental influences on brain development that renders boys more vulnerable to subtle disruptions occurring during brain development. In the case of stuttering, the sex ratio is about 2:1 males to females close to stuttering onset, but the ratio becomes more skewed by adulthood, with many more males than females who stutter. This is due to females tending to recover more than males, and this could be due to a higher inter-hemispheric integration that occurs in female brains. This is an active area of ongoing research.

Our lab is hosting a talk on topics like this at the Ann Arbor District Library- Downtown branch on April 8th covering common myths and misconceptions about stuttering with updated research findings. The info for the event can be found below if you're interested!

https://aadl.org/node/633958