{"id":1424,"date":"2026-03-16T12:43:54","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T16:43:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stutteringresearch.org\/?post_type=research&#038;p=1424"},"modified":"2026-03-31T09:13:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T13:13:10","slug":"deep-brain-stimulation-dbs-offers-new-hope-for-severe-stuttering","status":"publish","type":"research","link":"https:\/\/stutteringresearch.org\/ja\/research\/deep-brain-stimulation-dbs-offers-new-hope-for-severe-stuttering\/","title":{"rendered":"Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) Offers New Hope for Severe Stuttering"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"250\" data-end=\"443\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1446 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/stutteringresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1.Breakthrough-brain-stimu.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"2048\" >A landmark study published in the <em data-start=\"284\" data-end=\"314\">Journal of Fluency Disorders<\/em> reports the first use of Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) specifically intended to treat severe persistent developmental stuttering.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"445\" data-end=\"832\">In this case study, researchers targeted the left ventral intermediate thalamic nucleus in a 24-year-old man with severe, longstanding stuttering. Over a two-year, double-blinded stimulation protocol, DBS was associated with a substantial reduction in stuttering frequency and severity, along with meaningful improvement in the participant\u2019s self-reported experience and quality of life.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"834\" data-end=\"1145\">Importantly, the effects appeared gradually over time, suggesting a slow, biological neuromodulatory response rather than a simple placebo effect. These findings point to DBS as a promising potential treatment avenue for severe, therapy-refractory stuttering, particularly when combined with behavioral therapy.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1147\" data-end=\"1174\">Read the full article <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/40829240\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A landmark study published in the Journal of Fluency Disorders reports the first use of Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) specifically intended to treat severe persistent developmental stuttering. 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Over a two-year, double-blinded stimulation protocol, DBS was associated with a substantial reduction in stuttering frequency and severity, along with meaningful improvement in the participant\u2019s self-reported experience and quality of life.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-1424","research","type-research","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) Offers New Hope for Severe Stuttering - STARS - Stuttering Treatment and Research Society<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/stutteringresearch.org\/ja\/research\/deep-brain-stimulation-dbs-offers-new-hope-for-severe-stuttering\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"ja_JP\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) Offers New Hope for Severe Stuttering - STARS - Stuttering Treatment and Research Society\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A landmark study published in the Journal of Fluency Disorders reports the first use of Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) specifically intended to treat severe persistent developmental stuttering. 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