Memory loss and stuttering

[aneclato30]

I have often wondered if for some reason I woke up the next day and forgot who i was and forgot about my life experience if i would still stutter.

I think because i know i stutter i will stutter - hope that makes sense.

But because of memory loss I would never know that i stuttered so in theory my speech would be perfect.

Maybe in the future they could erase that bit in our brains that remembers that we stutter.

[Box of Clocks]

I think this is an intriguing idea and I think you could very possibly be correct.

[emily445455]

Probably...since stuttering is a brain abnormality.

My great uncle is a severe stutterer...he's very old and probably has memory problems...yet he still stutters in the nursing home.

Originally Posted by emily445455

My great uncle is a severe stutterer...he's very old and probably has memory problems...yet he still stutters in the nursing home.

The memory of stuttering is not the same as the memory of a phone number. Most of the stuff is subconscious - the motor programs, emotional triggers, etc.

However, people usually stutter less severely as they age.
The reason may be psychological (lower self-consciousness, greater acceptance) or neurological (lower neuronal sensitivity / activity). Just a guess.

[sst]

Sometimes I wish I woke up, forgot who I was, and forgot that I stuttered.

[happy7117]

Originally Posted by sst

Sometimes I wish I woke up, forgot who I was, and forgot that I stuttered.

Amnesia?? I would be scared.