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From: Henny Bijleveld
Date: 10/23/01
Time: 1:43:36 AM
Remote Name: 164.15.7.112
Hello, I don't thin we have a special hemisphere for stuttering, but 90% of the human beings have a dominant hemisphere for languege, that is the left hemisphere. However, we know that the right hemisphere interferes in language functioning. Language is probably one of the most complecated functioning that need a network of connections from the auditive cortex (you hear), to the parietal cortex (you decode, you stock and you organize), from the visual cortex (you see the words for you, even if you speak and not read), to the frontal cortex (Broca) to get the motoric and articulatory act for speech ready. We know that the hypothalamus, the basal ganglia, the brainstem are the basic elements for the setting up and the organisation underlying language. So if one of these circuits are damaged, you also can experience dysfluencies. Thank you for your question . I hope having answered it now/