Very cool stutter treatment

[Very_Boring_Name]

Run time: 03:47 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96vJ49D0lxw   Posted on YouTube: May 24, 2006 By YouTube Member: phantom84 Views on YouTube: 358586   Posted on DU: May 02, 2011 By DU Member: Very_Boring_Name Views on DU: 814

 
Ok, it's not exactly 100% political, but I still want to share. I thought this was really cool. It's a treatment for stuttering where they put a tiny device in your ear that immediately plays back anything you say. It tricks the brain into thinking you're talking along with other people, and it essentially stops the stuttering. It's amazing watching him speak before and after it's put in his ear.

[DeSwiss]

1. K&R!!! n/t

[wxgeek7]

2. Wow

Amazing stuff, thnx for posting!

[postulater]

3. Brilliant!

A simple idea that can save people from a lifetime of misery.

I hope it tests well over time. I wonder if there will be an habituation effect with the brain just blocking out the input after deciding it is his own voice.

[HolyCity2012]

4. I am confused

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[msongs]

6. we will put it on all politicians so maybe they will tell the truth when they talk lol nt

[mzteris]

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[ret5hd]

8. Cool!!! The respect you desire has already started to blossom!

[Hassin Bin Sober]

10. Oh you poor thing.

[AC_Mem]

5. What a wonderful discovery

I work with a man who stutters. It can get really bad some days and you tend to feel very badly for him - some people will complete his sentences for him, which I think is the wrong thing to do. Such a simple solution, really.

Excellent!

Annette

[freshwest]

9. Years ago in college my hubby and I learned about 'time looping,' to tease our perceptions.

At least I thought it was called time looping. An electronic recording will play the voice back faster than one would hear it organically. We were doing it for laughs.

We found ourselves trying to lengthen our words to match the recording and finally gave it up. We were amazed at how our brains distorted our speech to match.

Glad to see it's being put to a practical use instead of a gag. I'm going to share this video with people that I know, to help some of their patients. Thanks for bringing this here.

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[Hassin Bin Sober]

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[TheEuclideanOne]

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[fasttense]

14. Wow, that's amazing.

I think once the stuttering cycle is broken, they may be able to do without the ear piece.