Imaging genetics research in stuttering: Connecting the dots
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Ho Ming Chow1 and Soo-Eun Chang2
1Communication Sciences and Disorders Program, University of Delaware, Newark, DE
2Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Stuttering is widely considered as a neurodevelopmental disorder, an umbrella term comprising childhood-onset disorders that affect the development of specific abilities, including executive control, language, and motor function, with no obvious cause. Like many neurodevelopmental disorders, the etiology of stuttering is not fully known and is likely to be complex.
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