| Budget Amount *help |
¥2,860,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥660,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
A home-based video self-modeling (VSM) treatment was developed and implemented in 10 adults who stutter (AWS). This VSM treatment provides an opportunity for adults who stutter to recognize their ability to speak fluently. Findings showed that the VSM treatment affects their thoughts and beliefs about stuttering, their communication attitudes, and reactions to different speech situations toward a more positive manner. Second findings from this study showed that AWS and controls showed different brain activation areas during word reading aloud. ASW showed lack of activation in Broca’s area and superior temporal gyri, and an increased activation of the cerebellum area. This additional recruitment of the cerebellum may act as a “compensatory” way to produce fluent speech.
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