It will be determined whether bihemispheric stimulation (anodal to the left IFG and cathodal to the right IFG) is used with fluency-facilitating conditions for 5 consecutive days in individuals with stuttering and whether there is a difference in terms of the effects seen in speech fluency compared to the sham condition.
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Stuttered Syllables in Passage Reading (Change in the Percentage of Stuttered Syllables After 5 Days of Intervention From Baseline)
Timeframe: immediately before and immediately after the stimulation on each day of the 5-day intervention, and at 1 week after the end of the intervention.
Stuttered Syllables in Passage Reading (Change From Baseline in Percentage of Disfluent Syllables 1 Week After Intervention)
Timeframe: immediately before and immediately after the stimulation on each day of the 5-day intervention, and at 1 week after the end of the intervention.
Stuttered Syllables in Conversation (Change in the Percentage of Stuttered Syllables After 5 Days of Intervention From Baseline)
Timeframe: immediately before and immediately after the stimulation on each day of the 5-day intervention, and at 1 week after the end of the intervention.
Stuttered Syllables in Conversation (Change From Baseline in Percentage of Disfluent Syllables 1 Week After Intervention)
Timeframe: immediately before and immediately after the stimulation on each day of the 5-day intervention, and at 1 week after the end of the intervention.