Mice that vocalize in a repetitive, halting pattern similar to human stuttering may provide insight into a condition that has perplexed scientists for centuries, according to a new study by ...

Language acquisition has long been a poorly understood phenomenon. And when neurologist Dr. David Rosenfield approached the problem, he decided to start with an unlikely model – stuttering songbirds.

Stuttering is a speech disorder in which the flow of speech is disrupted by frequent repetitions, prolongations or hesitations. Scientists do not completely understand the precise reasons why some ...

Mice that vocalize in a repetitive, halting pattern similar to human stuttering may provide insight into a condition that has perplexed scientists for centuries, according to a new study by ...

"This [model] gives us a fighting chance of finding the specific problems underlying stuttering and addressing them with highly targeted drugs or technological treatments that have minimal unwanted ...