tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12602489.post6134956526641029864..comments2024-03-14T16:16:26.474+01:00Comments on The Stuttering Brain: Can Martians stutter?Tom Weidighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02084153394215001999noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12602489.post-36499762922917258622009-06-19T09:13:53.851+02:002009-06-19T09:13:53.851+02:00>> Along with the majority of stutterers, I ...>> Along with the majority of stutterers, I do not stutter when speaking alone. As soon as I have to communicate to somebody, I stutter. Even singing: if I sing in a choir, or if I sing karaoke, I don't stutter. But I'm sure I would stutter if I sing a message to somebody.<br /><br />Yes, but you need to understand that VERY DIFFERENT brain regions are involved when you sing as opposed to when you talk.<br /><br />Think of our brain as an old radio that sometimes works and sometimes it doesn't.Tom Weidighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02084153394215001999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12602489.post-83777585289018207662009-06-19T04:43:30.539+02:002009-06-19T04:43:30.539+02:00You wrote:
"BUT the question was on whether s...You wrote:<br />"BUT the question was on whether stutterers would stutter." <br /><br />Yes, that's the question I was asking.<br /><br />You then wrote:<br />"There I argue that they will not stutter, because everyone will get a system that does not stutter in the same way that everyone has a mobile that is free of noise (because all noisy mobiles are replaced)."<br /><br />You might be right. But I tend to think that a stutterer would still stutter. Generally speaking, stuttering is a communication problem, not a speech problem. Along with the majority of stutterers, I do not stutter when speaking alone. As soon as I have to communicate to somebody, I stutter. Even singing: if I sing in a choir, or if I sing karaoke, I don't stutter. But I'm sure I would stutter if I sing a message to somebody.<br />So, my gut tells me that we would still stutter if speech were replaced by radiotelepathy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com