Gizem, from the Stuttering Research Group at the University of Ghent, invite you to take part in their online study.
The group wants to find out whether 'executive functioning' differs between adults who stammer and adults who do not stammer.
Executive functions are cognitive control processes in the brain that help people focus attention, retain and update information, plan actions, inhibit automatic responses and adapt flexibly when circumstances change.
Gizem says, "Previous research suggests that these processes may contribute to speech production, but their relationship with stammering is not yet fully understood".
You can help…
For the study, Gizem invites you to complete:
- A short online questionnaire (this should take approximately 10-20 minutes)
- An online computer game-based experimental task (approximately 5-10 minutes).
No speech recordings will be collected. The experiment must be completed on a laptop or desktop computer in a quiet environment
Who can participate?
To take part, you need to be aged 18-65 without neurological disorders or learning disabilities (eg dyslexia or dysarthria).
Additional eligibility criteria will be assessed through a brief screening questionnaire (ADHD, autism, or other speech or language disorders are not exclusion criteria).
Adults who do not stammer are also welcome to participate.
How to participate
Click to access the online study.
If you have any questions about the study, email stuttering@ugent.be
Read more about Stuttering Research Group on their website.
This study runs until 30th July 2027.
This study has been approved for inclusion here by the STAMMA Research Panel — read more about this process.
