On the cause of stuttering: Integrating theory with brain and behavioral research

Journal of Neurolinguistics

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 353-362

  Packman, Ann ^a   Code, Chris ^a,b   Onslow, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behavioral research; Brain research; Frame content theory; Stuttering

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN MALFORMATION; HUMAN; LANGUAGE ABILITY; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; LANGUAGE PROCESSING; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NERVE FUNCTION; NEUROIMAGING; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPEECH ANALYSIS; SPEECH ARTICULATION; SPEECH DISORDER; SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY; STUTTERING;

EID: 34548358635     PISSN: 09116044     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroling.2006.11.001     Document Type: Article

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