Virtual Learning by The Stuttering Foundation is an online series of free, interactive workshops with a variety of offerings for speech-language pathologists, parents, and individuals who stutter.

The series includes monthly offerings ranging from clinical training opportunities, to parent education, to a platform for people who stutter of all ages to share their stories. Sessions are moderated by many of the world’s leading clinicians, researchers, and self-help advocates — bringing learning and collaboration to you.

Neurodevelopmental Markers of Childhood Stuttering

Speaker: Soo-Eun Chang, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, University of Michigan

Date: Thursday, March 27, 12-1:15 pm Eastern Time

Description: Developmental stuttering disrupts speech communication, one of the most fundamental human actions. Affecting 5% of preschool-aged children and 1% of the general population, stuttering can lead to severe psychosocial consequences throughout a person's lifespan. Over the past three decades, neuroimaging studies of both children and adults who stutter have begun to provide significant insights into the neurobiological bases of this complex, multifactorial neurodevelopmental condition. In this talk, I will present updated behavioral and neuroimaging research findings from studies of young children that shed light on the potential neural bases of stuttering persistence and recovery.

Learning Objectives:

Participants will be able to:

1. List at least one major neural network that support speech production
2. Describe a neural circuit that has been reported to be associated with persistent stuttering
3. Explain what methods have been used to investigate structure and functional differences found in brain development among children who stutter
4. Describe potential clinical applications of accrued neuroimaging research findings

Details:

• Target Audience: Speech-Language Pathologists, Researchers, Graduate Students
• There is no fee for this event.
• *This course is not eligible for CEUs at this time
Please register if available for the live event only. A recording may be available at a later date on our streaming site for a small fee.

Soo-Eun Chang, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, is Director of the Speech Neurophysiology Lab and the Rosa Casco Solano-Lopez Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the University of Michigan. Dr. Chang's research focuses on examining neural bases of stuttering using multimodal neuroimaging techniques and testing novel treatments with non-invasive brain stimulation.