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ArticleFrontiers in human neuroscience2014

Behavioral and multimodal neuroimaging evidence for a deficit in brain timing networks in stuttering: a hypothesis and theory.

Andrew C Etchell, Blake W Johnson, Paul F Sowman

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Article in Frontiers in human neuroscience, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 41 papers.

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41 citing papers in PubMed, 109 citations in OpenAlex.

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  16. The Neural Circuitry Underlying the "Rhythm Effect" in Stuttering.Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR · 2021
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Andrew C EtchellDepartment of Cognitive Science, ARC Centre of Excellence in Cognition and its Disorders, Macquarie University Sydney, NSW, Australia ; Department of Cognitive Science, Perception in Action Research Centre, Macquarie University Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Blake W JohnsonDepartment of Cognitive Science, ARC Centre of Excellence in Cognition and its Disorders, Macquarie University Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Paul F SowmanDepartment of Cognitive Science, ARC Centre of Excellence in Cognition and its Disorders, Macquarie University Sydney, NSW, Australia ; Department of Cognitive Science, Perception in Action Research Centre, Macquarie University Sydney, NSW, Australia.
ARC Centre of Excellence in Cognition and its Disorders · AUMacquarie University · AU

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The fluent production of speech requires accurately timed movements. In this article, we propose that a deficit in brain timing networks is one of the core neurophysiological deficits in stuttering. We first discuss the experimental evidence supporting the involvement of the basal ganglia and supplementary motor area (SMA) in stuttering and the involvement of the cerebellum as a possible mechanism for compensating for the neural deficits that underlie stuttering. Next, we outline the involvement of the right inferior frontal gyrus (IFG) as another putative compensatory locus in stuttering and suggest a role for this structure in an expanded core timing-network. Subsequently, we review behavioral studies of timing in people who stutter and examine their behavioral performance as compared to people who do not stutter. Finally, we highlight challenges to existing research and provide avenues for future research with specific hypotheses.

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basal gangliacerebellumrhythmspeechstutteringtappingtiming

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PMID25009487
PMCPMC4070061
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