commentr/StutterOctober 31, 2025

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No, the root cause of stuttering is deeply neurological, as indicated by PET and fMRI scans. The cause is overactivity (or dysregulation) in the doperminergic system in the stuttering brain, resulting in an imbalance of neurotransmitters which impacts the functioning of the Striatum, Basal Ganglia, Brocas Area etc…

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Causes & Variability

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Neurological & Brain