18 Jun 2014
Embracing and Accepting Stuttering with George Springer of the Houston Astros (Ep. 453)
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George Springer, a 24 year old rookie outfielder with the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball, joins Peter Reitzes to discuss being a professional athlete who stutters. Mr. Springer explains the importance of embracing and accepting stuttering.
When asked if he had any advice for children who stutter, Mr. Springer responded, “I was that kid that didn’t want to speak in class and tried to avoid certain situations. But then, once I just accepted it [stuttering], it actually changed my outlook on pretty much everything and made me a lot happier with myself…Embrace it and don’t let it prevent you from doing the things that you want to do in life.”
22 Jun 2014
New Neuroimaging Research Comparing Preschoolers Who Do and Do Not Stutter (Ep. 454)
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Dr. Paul F. Sowman joins Peter Reitzes to discuss his recently published study in the journal Frontiers in Human Neuroscience which uses neuroimaging to compare the speech production of preschoolers who do and do not stutter. Dr. Sowman’s major finding is that “[Brain] activation was significantly lateralized to the left hemisphere in both groups and not different between groups.”
PAUL F. SOWMAN is a neuroscientist in the Department of Cognitive Science, ARC Centre of Excellence for Cognition and its Disorders, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia.
Watch a video here of Dr. Sowman conducting and discussing his research with preschoolers.
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