tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12602489.post5209216453043733587..comments2024-03-24T15:07:18.773+01:00Comments on The Stuttering Brain: The second brain paperTom Weidighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02084153394215001999noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12602489.post-82344322569352340442007-10-24T21:59:00.000+02:002007-10-24T21:59:00.000+02:00Hi Silent P:I didn't mean to infer in absolute the...Hi Silent P:<BR/><BR/>I didn't mean to infer in absolute there. I read this on an about.com website:<BR/><BR/>" some evidence suggests that Ritalin may help increase white matter (the primary substance that makes up the core of the brain's hemispheres). "<BR/><BR/>and it was in reference to the long term complications which that section seems to refute.<BR/><BR/>http://adam.about.com/reports/000030_7.htm<BR/><BR/>But, now that we have more data on which part of the brain is under-performing, I would love to see white matter enhancers targeting those very specific parts of the brain.<BR/><BR/>FYI - for people who don't know a lot about neuroscience (including me!) - the grey matter is the part of the brain that does the thinking... and the white matter is the part that is doing the connecting.<BR/><BR/>So it seems to me that stutterers have the physical ability to articulate speech (thanks to grey matter), but it's the white matter function of timing and coordination of motor function that our brain seems to get tripped up on.<BR/><BR/>Also, just a side note: the U.S. National Institute of Health (nih.gov) officially calls the motor function error in stuttering Neurogenic Stutering... and they say Developmental Stuttering is when a child is searching for the right word (his mental ability exceeds his verbal ability). According to them, Developmental Stuttering is usually outgrown in childhood.<BR/><BR/>So... should we be using the PDS term to describe most of our stuttering--when Neurogenic Stuttering is probably more accurate? <BR/><BR/>SimonaSimonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07419814642311896809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12602489.post-35986028364499278982007-10-23T21:47:00.000+02:002007-10-23T21:47:00.000+02:00Simona,Are you serious about Ritalin?I find that i...Simona,<BR/><BR/>Are you serious about Ritalin?<BR/><BR/>I find that it does improve my fluency.<BR/><BR/>Silent P.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12602489.post-35398599738447712722007-10-21T19:57:00.001+02:002007-10-21T19:57:00.001+02:00This paper is available in manuscript form on the ...This paper is available in manuscript form on the NeuroImage website. A complete and thorough read reveals a very strong methodology with well recognized limitations by the authors. Paediatric templates appropriate to age of participants are used for statistical analysis. Replication of the previous two DTI results is encouraging espcially in this younger cohort. Interstingly, the grey matter differences are not the same as those found in adult studies and this is suggestive of compensatory changes in brain structure. This study lays the groundwork for future studies using neuroimaging in school-age and preschool children. Kudos to the authors.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12602489.post-38729697507775147042007-10-21T19:57:00.000+02:002007-10-21T19:57:00.000+02:00Interesting read...So, now is it a matter of findi...Interesting read...<BR/><BR/>So, now is it a matter of finding something to help grow that white matter, specific to those regions?<BR/><BR/>Ritalin stimulates white brain matter growth...<BR/><BR/>SimonaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com