MSU to study brain differences in children who stutter

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MSU to study brain differences in children who stutter

Rina (2010-10-27)

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ANN ARBOR, MI (Michigan Radio) - A Michigan State University researcher wants to

improve treatment for children who stutter.

About five percent of American children stutter when they first begin talking.

Soo Eun Chang is an assistant professor of communicative sciences and disorders

at MSU.

She'll use a nearly two million dollar federal grant to study if the brains of

boys and girls who stutter develop differently.

" Up to 80 percent of children who start to stutter recover naturally during

development, " Chang says. " We don't know exactly why that happens, and why that

happens more in girls who stutter, and less in boys who stutter. "

Chang is looking for children to take part in the study. They should be between

four and eight years old and have been stuttering for more than six months but

less than two years. All treatment is free and non-invasive.

For more information about the study, contact Soo-Eun Chang at schang7@....