MSU - Comm. Sciences & Disorders

Check out LiTL Lab's latest publication: Dysphagia Therapy Following Radiation Therapy for Head and Neck Cancer: Speech-Language Pathologists' Practice and Preferences

https://doi.org/10.1044/2025_PERSP-25-00118

New publication from our PhD Student, Amir Hossein ✨

Neuroethical Evaluation of Neuromodulation for Stuttering: Implications for Agency, Identity, Consent, and Social Meaning

Amir Hossein Rasoli Jokar & Robyn Bluhm
Journal of Fluency Disorders
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfludis.2026.106213

As neuromodulation is increasingly explored for stuttering, most studies focus on fluency outcomes. In this paper, we ask a different question:

What are the ethical implications of directly modulating the neural systems involved in communication?

Using a neuroethical framework, we examine how these interventions may affect agency, identity, informed consent, and the social meaning of stuttering.

Because the impact goes beyond speech outcomes alone.