Prof Morgan said the research team was able to identify irregularities in a core brain pathway in apraxia sufferers. "People struggle to understand what they say, which has major negative long-term effects on their ability to form social relationships, self-esteem, academic achievements and quality of life," Prof Morgan said. Prof Morgan, who is also Professor of Speech Pathology at the University of Melbourne, said children with apraxia fail to learn to speak clearly and combine sounds properly, the timing and sequencing of their words is also affected. The research paper, 'Dorsal language stream anomalies in an inherited speech disorder' is published in the latest issue of the international journal, Brain. Prof Morgan said a better understanding could help neuroscientists and speech pathologists look to developing more targeted treatments for children.
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