Join us for an enlightening conversation with Dr. Catherine Theys, Associate Professor in the School of Psychology, Speech and Hearing at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand, where she directs the Te Puna Pūtaiao Ioio | Speech-Language Neuroscience Lab. She is an expert in stuttering and acquired neurogenic communication disorders and does behavioural and neuroscientific research in speech sciences. In this interview, we delve into Dr. Theys’ groundbreaking study that identifies specific brain areas linked to stuttering, such as the left putamen, claustrum, and amygdalostriatal transition area. Discover how these parts of the brain influence stuttering and the innovative method of lesion network mapping used to uncover these connections.