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Re: The right hemisphere

From: Dale Williams
Date: 10/2/00
Time: 9:45:16 AM
Remote Name: 131.91.248.210

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Gert, Why some speech is fluency-enhancing is another of those topics in stuttering for which there has been much speculation. As you suggested, the right hemisphere’s role in processing longer durations and transitions is one proposal. Potentially related to this is the observation that speech involving longer phonatory durations and decreased rate reduces stuttering. But others have advanced the notion that any speech that is less variable in its production is easier to produce fluently. There are other theories as well. So as for your question about hemispheric asynchronization being the answer to stuttering—all I can say is that it’s speculative at this point. Dale


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