BBC Network's Stammering Research Chat

A panel discussion about current research into stammering, from the BBC Stammering Support Network.

In June, the BBC Stammering Support Network hosted an online event all about stammering research. 

This is the second discussion event from the Network, which was set up to support staff working at the BBC who stammer, about all things stammering.

In this video, which you can watch above, BBC producer Felicity Baker chats with four names from the world of research about their current projects.

First up is Kate Watkins, Professor in Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Oxford. Kate tells us how her team's use of MRI scans identified weaknesses in the connections within the brain that produce speech. She explains their research into the use of electrical stimulation to improve those connections, as well as VR as an aid for therapy.

Max Gattie, currently based at the Northwestern University in Chicago, talks next about his PhD research into the differences between the effects on the senses between people who stammer and those who don't.

Then, Jonathan Brooks from the Department of Philosophy at the University of Oxford talks about his research looking at what stammering is, from a philosophical perspective, and the breadth of different experiences of stammering.

Then Ria Bernard, Chief Executive of Action for Stammering Children, talks about investigating the risk of anxiety and depression in children who stammer relative to children who don't. 

You can also watch the BBC Stammering Support Network's first video, 'Stammering & Sport'.

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