Sprechbezogene Veränderungen der Erregbarkeit des Motorkortex bei Stotternden und Kontrollprobanden

Sprechbezogene Veränderungen der Erregbarkeit des Motorkortex bei Stotternden und Kontrollprobanden

Adults who stutter lack the specialised pre-speech facilitation found in non-stutterers

Sina Hommel

Doctoral thesis

Date of Examination: 2020-06-09

Date of issue: 2020-05-11

Advisor: Sommer, Martin Prof. Dr.

Referee: Sommer, Martin Prof. Dr.

Referee: Jordan, Kirsten PD Dr.

Persistent Address: http://hdl.handle.net/21.11130/00-1735-0000-0005-1394-E

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Abstract

English

Persistent developmental stuttering is a speech fluency disorder defined by its symptoms, where the underlying neurophysiological causes remain uncertain. This study examined the underlying neurophysiological mechanisms of the speech planning process, using facilitation in the motor cortex during speech preparation as an analogue.

Keywords: Stuttering; TMS

Schlagwörter: Stottern; Transkranielle Magnetstimulation